ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 343204
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| Date: | Thursday 3 August 2023 |
| Time: | 13:26 |
| Type: |  Avid Flyer Mark IV |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N3HH |
| MSN: | 1066D |
| Year of manufacture: | 1993 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 225 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Wetumpka, AL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Dawson Municipal Airport, GA (16J) |
| Wetumpka Municipal Airport, AL (08A) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
On August 3, 2023, at 1327 central daylight time, an experimental amateur-built Avid Flyer MK 1V airplane, sustained substantial damage when it was involved in an accident near Wetumpka, Alabama. The pilot was not injured. The airplane was operated as a 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight.
The pilot was moving the airplane from Florida to Wetumpka Municipal Airport (08A), Wetumpka, Alabama. The accident occurred during the fourth and final leg of the trip. The pilot said that when he was about 6 miles from 08A, the engine began to “miss fire”. He said the fuel sight-tube was completely “empty” and the clear fuel filter located under the panel was intermittently “gushing” fuel. The airplane was not equipped with a panel-mounted fuel quantity gauge. Seconds later, the engine stopped producing power. The pilot attempted to make a forced landing to a rural gravel road but landed to the right of it and flipped over into a ditch resulting in substantial damage to the fuselage.
The airplane was recovered for further examination.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.wsfa.com/2023/08/03/small-plane-crashes-near-us-highway-231-wetumpka/
https://www.al.com/news/montgomery/2023/08/small-plane-crashes-thursday-afternoon-in-central-alabama-authorities-say.html
https://eu.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/news/local/progress/2023/08/03/pilot-walks-away-from-crash-near-wetumpka/70523500007/
https://www.waka.com/2023/08/03/small-plane-crashes-in-wetumpka/pic/2170491/
https://www.thewetumpkaherald.com/small-plane-crashes-in-wetumpka/article_ecc74324-3230-11ee-8b0b-b3230aefb369.html
NTSB
https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3HH
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N3HH/history/20230803/1754Z
https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=a31b57&lat=32.443&lon=-86.147&zoom=12.8&showTrace=2023-08-03
https://photos-e1.flightcdn.com/photos/retriever/7d68b57d8b40dd137ea081c2e22040aed7043cd7 (photo)
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 13 October 2018 | N3HH | 0 | Grant-Valkaria, Florida | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Aug-2023 20:19 | Geno | Added |
| 04-Aug-2023 07:34 | johnwg | Updated |
| 07-Sep-2023 21:12 | Captain Adam | Updated |
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