# Accident 19921011041479A: Amtr AVIDFLYER, Mountain Home, ID, October 11, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 11, 1992, 17:10 local time
- Place: Mountain Home, ID
- Airport: Mountain Home Afb
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0491° N, 115.8595° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0491&lon=-115.8595&mi=10
- Aircraft: N81AF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81AF-1992-12-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Prideaux James R AVID FLYER (registry code 056168X, https://openairdocs.org/model/prideaux-james-r-avid-flyer) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR AVIDFLYER
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX582
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 335 total, 230 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA93LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921011041479A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL DEPARTING WITH QUARTERING TAIL WIND. VEERED OFF RUNWAY. REPORTED REQUEST RUNWAY 31. NOT ON TRANSCRIPT.

## 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 SEA93LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA008), Oct 11, 1992: James R. Prideaux Avid Flyer (N81AF), Mt. Home, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS NOT MAINTAINED. A FACTOR TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: A TAIL WIND.

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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