# Accident 19890329007119A: Amtr VELOCITY, Ponte Vedra Bch, FL, March 29, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 29, 1989, 16:00 local time
- Place: Ponte Vedra Bch, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2308° N, 81.3805° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2308&lon=-81.3805&mi=10
- Aircraft: N81VA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N81VA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lee David VELOCITY (registry code 056124J, https://openairdocs.org/model/lee-david-velocity) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR VELOCITY
- Reported engine: CONT IO360A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 20 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA89LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA117) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890329007119A

## Narrative

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

ON BUILDERS TEST FLIGHT FOR AFT STABILITY ENTERED FLAT UNRECOVERABLE SPIN INTO OCEAN. CANARD GAP SEALS NOT REMOVED.

## 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 MIA89LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA117), Mar 29, 1989: Lee, David Velocity (N81VA), Ponte Vedra Bch, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE THROUGH AN OVERSIGHT TO REMOVE THE CANARD GAP SEALS PRIOR TO AGGRAVATED STALL TESTING WHICH RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT ENTERING AN UNCONTROLLABLE FLIGHT REGIME.

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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