# Accident 19970721046909A: Amtr AVIDMARKIV, Memphis, TN, July 21, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 1997, 16:00 local time
- Place: Memphis, TN
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0308° N, 90.0100° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0308&lon=-90.0100&mi=10
- Aircraft: N913R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N913R-2017-07-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hosey James W AVID MARK IV (registry code 05625AC, https://openairdocs.org/model/hosey-james-w-avid-mark-iv) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR AVIDMARKIV
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL97LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA111) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970721046909A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT CONTROL WAS LOST ON TAKEOFF, RESULTING IN DEPARTURE FROM RUNWAY, CROSSING OF DRAINAGE DITCH, STRIKING A CHAINLINK FENCE AND COMING TO REST AFTER MAKING A 270 DEGREE TURN. IN ORDER TO REPOSITION STICK POSITION, ELEVATOR PUSH ROD HAD BEEN SHORTENED.

## 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 ATL97LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA111), Jul 21, 1997: Avid IV (N913R), Memphis, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the aircraft during takeoff. A factor in the accident was the repositioning of the control stick.

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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