# Accident 20000820014119A: Amtr AVIDFLYER, Trinidad, CO, August 20, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 2000, 11:00 local time
- Place: Trinidad, CO
- Airport: Las Animas County Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.1597° N, 104.4999° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1597&lon=-104.4999&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7081M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7081M-2003-02-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Trammell John M AVID FLYER (registry code 05623TF, https://openairdocs.org/model/trammell-john-m-avid-flyer) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR AVIDFLYER
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN00LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA155) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000820014119A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING A TEST FLIGHT TO CHECK THE RADIOS, THE PILOT STATES HE LOST LIGHT CONTROL OF THE A/C. HE STATED THE FLAPARONS, ELEVATOR, AND RUDDER WERE INEFFECTIVE AND THE ONLY CONTROL HE HAD WAS THE ENGINE. THE A/C WAS IN A SHALLOW DESCENT WHEN CONTROL WAS LOST AND HE USED POWER MANAGEMENT TO CONTROL THE A/C UNTIL IT IMPACTED A HILL A SLIGHT NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE. THE PILOT WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED AND THE A/C DESTROYED.

## 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 DEN00LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA155), Aug 20, 2000: Trammell Avid Flyer (N7081M), Trinidad, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the failure of wing lift strut attachment rod for an unknown reason, which resulted in a loss of aircraft control during initial takeoff climb.

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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