# Accident 19850310009729A: Amtr CONDOR, Lake Placid, FL, March 10, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 10, 1985, 13:30 local time
- Place: Lake Placid, FL
- Airport: Lake Persimmon
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.2909° N, 81.3594° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.2909&lon=-81.3594&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44816, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44816-2013-06-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Harvey Mitchell B CONDOR III + 2 (registry code 05675KQ, https://openairdocs.org/model/harvey-mitchell-b-condor-iii-plus-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Kawasaki ALL MDLS A/B (registry code 35500, https://openairdocs.org/engine/kawasaki-all-mdls-a-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR CONDOR
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 44 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA85LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA114) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850310009729A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREE AFTER TAKEOFF FROM LAKE. UNABLE TO CLIMB MORE THAN 50 FPM DUE TO DOWNDRAFTS ALONG TREE LINE.

## 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 MIA85LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA114), Mar 10, 1985: Mitchell Harvey Condor III +2 (N44816), Lake Placid, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N44816 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19840215003779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840215003779A), Feb 15, 1984: Amtr CONDOR (N44816), Lake Placid, FL, Substantial damage. Engine quit on climbout. Crashlanded in trees. Parachute harness caught on ignition switch and turned it off.

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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