# Accident 20000726037239A: Amtr AVIDFLYER, Gladstone, MI, July 26, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 2000, 07:00 local time
- Place: Gladstone, MI
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.8495° N, 87.0197° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8495&lon=-87.0197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N646R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N646R-2023-01-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Comeau Jules J AVID FLYER (registry code 05624DA, https://openairdocs.org/model/comeau-jules-j-avid-flyer) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR AVIDFLYER
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI00LA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA225) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000726037239A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF ON BAY DE NOC, GLADSTONE, MI. WIND WAS SE AT 10 KTS,WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. AFTER LIFT OFF, A/C APPARENTLY STALLED, RIGHT WING DROPPED AND CONTACTED WATER. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE OCCURRED, PILOT PADDLED A/C TO SHORE. CONDITIONS MAY HAVE BEEN NEAR THE LIMITS OF THIS A/C.

## 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 CHI00LA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA225), Jul 26, 2000: Comeau Avid Flyer (N646R), Gladstone, MI, destroyed. Probable cause: aircraft control not maintained by the pilot.

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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