# Accident 19910119000739A: Amtr AVIDFLYER, Milford, MI, January 19, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 19, 1991, 14:40 local time
- Place: Milford, MI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5907° N, 83.4992° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5907&lon=-83.4992&mi=10
- Aircraft: N126TT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N126TT-1994-05-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mocock Ralph E AVID AMPHIBIAN (registry code 9570855, https://openairdocs.org/model/mocock-ralph-e-avid-amphibian) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR AVIDFLYER
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX532
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 5,611 total, 12 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91DEC01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91DEC01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910119000739A

## Narrative

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

STALLED AVID AMPHIBIAN HOMEBUILT ON CLIMBOUT FROM TAKEOFF ON A FROZEN LAKE.

## 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 CHI91DEC01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91DEC01), Jan 19, 1991: Mocock Avid Amphibian (N126TT), Milford, MI, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED DURING TAKEOFF WHICH RESULTED IN A STALL. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS.

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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