# Accident 19960717017949A: Amtr AVIDFLYER, Tenakee Springs, AK, July 17, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1996, 12:00 local time
- Place: Tenakee Springs, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 57.7906° N, 135.1793° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=57.7906&lon=-135.1793&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3XP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3XP-2002-08-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Horton David A JR AVID FLYER MK IV (registry code 05623LJ, https://openairdocs.org/model/horton-david-a-jr-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: 247 total, 124 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC96LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA100) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960717017949A

## Narrative

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

WAS HIT BY CROSSWIND ON WATER LANDING WHILE COMING OFF THE STEP. LIFTED WING. OTHER WING DUG IN. NOSED OVER.

## 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 ANC96LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA100), Jul 17, 1996: Horton Avid Flyer MK IV (N3XP), Tenakee Springs, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions. Gusty winds were a factor in the accident.

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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