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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtret MAXAIR503 · Fort Walton Bch, FL · July 16, 1988

Date
July 16, 1988 · 17:15 local
Place
Fort Walton Bch, FL
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5358G
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA88LA226
Reported as
Amtret MAXAIR503
Reported engine
ROTAX ROTAX532
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,000 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Lost control while trying to land the floatplane in a lake with turbulent wind from nearby thunderstorm. Windshear.

As the FAA filed it

LOST CONTROL WHILE TRYING TO LAND THE FLOATPLANE IN A LAKE WITH TURBULENT WIND FROM NEARBY THUNDERSTORM. WINDSHEAR.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.