# Accident 19970621046139A: Amtr FIRESTARII, Orlando, FL, June 21, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 21, 1997, 17:00 local time
- Place: Orlando, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.5383° N, 81.3792° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Orlando, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5383&lon=-81.3792&mi=10
- Aircraft: NONE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR FIRESTARII
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX503
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 401 total, 8 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970621046139A

## Narrative

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

(-23) MULTIPLE WITNESSES SAW PILOT/OWNER DOING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS ON LAKE HOLDEN, ORLANDO, FL. THEN SAW AIRCRAFT RIGHT WING DIP DOWN AND SPIN UNTIL THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED WATER.                                             (.4)AFTER TAKEOFF WHILE PERFORMING TOUCH-AND-GO WATER LANDINGS ABOUT 500 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL, DURING A RIGHT BANK, THE ENGINE WAS HEARD TO BACKFIRE BY A WITNESS THEN THE AIRPLANE WAS OBSERVED TO PITCH NOSE DOWN AND DESCEND INTO THE LAKE. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST INVERTED AND THE PILOT WAS RECOVERED BY BYSTANDERS.  THE AIRPLANE WAS ALSO RECOVERED BY BYSTANDERS AND EXAMINATION OF THE AIRFRAME AND FLIGHT CONTROLS BY AN FAA AIRWORTHINESS INSPECTOR REVEALED NO PREIMPACT FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION.  THE ENGINE WHICH SEPARATED FROM THE AIRPLANE WAS ALSO RECOVERED BUT WAS NOT DISASSEMBLED. TOXICOLOGICAL ANALYSIS WAS NEGATIVE FOR ALL TESTED DRUGS.  THE PILOT HAD REPORTEDLY ONLY FLOWN THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE ON ABOUT 5 FLIGHTS FOR A TOTAL FLIGHT TIME OF ABOUT 8 HOURS.  HE WAS ADVISED BY A PILOT FRIEND THAT THE AIRPLANE WOULD STALL AT HIGHER AIRSPEEDS WITH THE FLOATS INSTALLED.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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