# Accident 20010512010909A: Amtr AVIDMAGNUM, Lake Shasta, CA, May 12, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 2001, 19:44 local time
- Place: Lake Shasta, CA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7578° N, 122.3233° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7578&lon=-122.3233&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21911, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21911-2009-01-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Walters Leonard AVID MAGNUM (registry code 05625Q6, https://openairdocs.org/model/walters-leonard-avid-magnum) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR AVIDMAGNUM
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX01LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA176) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010512010909A

## Narrative

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

(-23)THE PILOT OF THE AMATEUR BUILT AIRPLANE WAS MANEUVERING AT APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET AGL IN PREPARATION FOR LANDING. SUDDENLY, HE ENCOUNTERED GUSTY WINDS AND A STRONG DOWNDRAFT WHICH CAUSED HIM TO LOSE ALTITUDE. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO ARREST THE SINK RATE AND IMPACTED THE SURFACE OF THE WATER.  THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE OCCUPANTS WERE NOT INJURED.

## 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 LAX01LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA176), May 13, 2001: Leonard Walters Avid Magnum (N21911), Lake Shasta, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of control on final approach due to encountering a strong wind gust and downdraft.

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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