# Incident 19880519028989I: Amtr DRIFTER, Ft Walton Beach, FL, May 19, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 1988, 19:30 local time
- Place: Ft Walton Beach, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Ultralight vehicle (Part 103)
- Location: 30.4249° N, 86.6218° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Walton Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4249&lon=-86.6218&mi=10
- Aircraft: NR714 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR DRIFTER
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX532
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 15 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880519028989I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT FROM A BEACH TAKEOFF. FORCED LANDING IN THE OCEAN. HIT A WAVE AND FLIPPED OVER.

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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