# Accident 19990721009899A: Amtr MARKIII, Plymouth, MN, July 21, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 1999, 13:30 local time
- Place: Plymouth, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.0094° N, 93.4196° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0094&lon=-93.4196&mi=10
- Aircraft: N93JL (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR MARKIII
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99LA261](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA261) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990721009899A

## Narrative

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

ACCIDENT REPORTED BY SHERIFF. DAMAGE REPORTED AS SUBSTANTIAL. OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (.19) ON JULY 21, 1999, AT 1334 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A KOLB MARK III, N93JL, PILOTED BY A PERSON WHO DID NOT POSSESS AN FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION PILOT'S CERTIFICATE, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH THE SURFACE OF A LAKE FOLLOWING A LOSS OF CONTROL WHILE MANEUVERING. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.  THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS NOT OPERATING ON A FLIGHT PLAN.  THE PILOT WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED.  THE FLIGHT DEPARTED FROM MEDICINE LAKE LOCATED NEAR PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA, EXACT TIME UNKNOWN.                (-23)AFTER TAKE OFF ON WATER PILOT EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS CONTROLLING AIRCRAFT. HE SAID THAT THE RUDDER WAS NOT REACHING TO HIS COMMANDS.  ELECTED TO MAKE EMERGENCY LANDING IN WATER TO AVOID INJURY TO PEOPLE SWIMMING AT BEACH.  LANDING WAS VERY HARD AND A/C WAS DAMAGED SEVERLY.  PILOT SUFFERED HEAD AND BACK INJURIES.  PILOT DID NOT HAVE A REGULATORY CHECK RIDE.

## 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 CHI99LA261](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA261), Jul 21, 1999: Hodre-Buull-Kolb Mark III (N93JL), Plymouth, MN, destroyed. Probable cause: The failure of the airplane's rudder control pulley due to corrosion and inadequate maintenance inspection of the airplane by the owner/pilot mechanic of the airplane.

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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