# Accident 19910906038649A: Amtr AVIDFLYER, Keene, NH, September 6, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 1991, 11:30 local time
- Place: Keene, NH
- Airport: Dillant-Hopkins
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8984° N, 72.2708° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DILLANT/HOPKINS (EEN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8984&lon=-72.2708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N91JK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N91JK-1993-06-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Kohler Joseph T AVID FLYER (registry code 056181Q, https://openairdocs.org/model/kohler-joseph-t-avid-flyer) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR AVIDFLYER
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX532
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 124 total, 20 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC91DNC05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91DNC05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910906038649A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL AFTER LIFTOFF AND CRASHED. BLAMED TAIL WHEEL JAMMED DUE LOST SPRING BUT NOT VERIFIED.

## 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 NYC91DNC05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91DNC05), Sep 6, 1991: Homebuilt Avid Flyer (N91JK), Keene, NH, substantial damage. Probable cause: A LOSS OF CONTROL DUE TO IMPROPER USE OF THE FLIGHT CONTROLS. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE PILOT'S LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN MAKE AND MODEL.

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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