Avid AVID FLYER N3HH

Summary

On 13 October 2018 at about 16:05 local time, a Avid AVID FLYER registered N3HH was involved in an accident near Grant-Valkaria, Florida, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

13 October 2018 at 16:05

Classification

Accident

Location

Grant-Valkaria, Florida, United States

Coordinates

27.9349, -80.6079

Aircraft

Avid AVID FLYER

Registration

N3HH

Category

Airplane

Year built

1993

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Okeechobee → Valkaria

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA19LA015

Nobody was injured.

A total loss of engine power due to a carburetor malfunction, which resulted in a forced landing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was in cruise flight when the engine lost partial power, then total power. He restarted the engine and briefly regained partial power, but shortly thereafter, the engine again lost all power. The pilot performed a forced landing to a road, during which the airplane sustained substantial damage. A test run of the engine indicated no anomalies; however, further inspection revealed a stuck float needle in the carburetor and a clogged carburetor vent line, which could have led to an excess vacuum in the carburetor and restricted fuel flow. It is likely that this restriction caused a transient condition that resulted in the loss of engine power that was not replicated during the test run.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.