# Accident 19911122053329A: Amtr AVIDFLYER, San Diego, CA, November 22, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 22, 1991, 10:24 local time
- Place: San Diego, CA
- Airport: Brown Field Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5499° N, 117.0392° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5499&lon=-117.0392&mi=10
- Aircraft: N118A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N118A-1993-12-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Speyer James AVID AMPHIBIAN (registry code 9570869, https://openairdocs.org/model/speyer-james-avid-amphibian) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR AVIDFLYER
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX532
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,600 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA050) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911122053329A

## Narrative

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

LEFT FLAPERON FLUTTER AND FAILURE. BEGAN DESCENT LEFT WING SEPARATED. PILOT JUMPED TOO LOW. NO COUNTER WEIGHTS.

## 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 LAX92LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA050), Nov 22, 1991: Speyer Avid Amphibian (N118A), San Ysidro, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT/BUILDER TO FOLLOW THE MANUFACTURER'S RECOMMENDED AIRFRAME MODIFICATION PROCEDURE TO PREVENT THE INFLIGHT LOSS OF A FLAPERON DUE TO FLUTTER. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS IN…

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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