# Accident 19940918048799A: Amtr AVIDFLYER, Moses Lake, WA, September 18, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 18, 1994, 16:27 local time
- Place: Moses Lake, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.1909° N, 119.2994° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.1909&lon=-119.2994&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1280D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1280D-2021-12-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Oestreich Gerald M AVID FLYER MK IV (registry code 05623Z5, https://openairdocs.org/model/oestreich-gerald-m-avid-flyer-mk-iv) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR AVIDFLYER
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX582
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 20 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA94LA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA241) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940918048799A

## Narrative

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

AMPIBIOUS HOMEBUILT NOSED OVER ON WATER LANDING. REPORTED HIGH SINK RATE UNCHECKED. IMPACT COLLAPSED RIGHT FLOAT.

## 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 SEA94LA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA241), Sep 18, 1994: Oestreich Avid Flyer MK IV (N1280D), Moses Lake, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: PROPER DESCENT RATE WAS EXCEEDED. LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE IN TYPE OPERATION WAS A FACTOR.

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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