# Accident 20130619010439A: Thomsen Richard N AVID FLYER MK IV, Hibbing, MN, June 19, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 19, 2013, 19:15 local time
- Place: Hibbing, MN
- Airport: Range Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.3892° N, 92.8044° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3892&lon=-92.8044&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6240T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6240T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Thomsen Richard N AVID FLYER MK IV (registry code 05620DH, https://openairdocs.org/model/thomsen-richard-n-avid-flyer-mk-iv) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: THOMSEN RICHARD N AVID FLYER MK IV
- Reported engine: BOMBARDIER ROTAX (ALL)
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 551 total, 551 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13LA363](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA363) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130619010439A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED PRIVATE AIRSTRIP AT CHISHOLM, MN AND LANDED AT HIBBING, MN (HIB) TO PICK UP PASSENGER.  AIRCRAFT THEN DEPARTED RUNWAY 22 AT HIB AFTER WAITING FOR LANDING TRAFFIC.  APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES EAST OF HIB, ENGINE QUIT.  UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO RE-START ENGINE.  AIRCRAFT MADE AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING IN A SWAMPY AREA AND AIRCRAFT BECAME INVERTED AFTER TOUCHING DOWN AND SINKING INTO SOFT GROUND.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN13LA363](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA363), Jun 20, 2013: Thomsen Avid Flyer MK IV (N6240T), Hibbing, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because the postaccident examination of the airframe and engine did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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