# NTSB MIA85LA114: Mitchell Harvey Condor III +2, N44816, Lake Placid, FL, March 10, 1985

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: March 10, 1985, 13:30 local (18:30 UTC)
- Place: Lake Placid, FL
- Coordinates: 27.290945, -81.359375 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.2909&lon=-81.3594&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 31363
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA85LA114
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/31363/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA114

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with object, takeoff - initial climb
  - object - tree(s)
  - in-flight planning/decision - poor, pilot in command (cause)
  - refueling - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - proper climb rate - not attained, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled
  - terrain condition - water,glassy

## Analysis

THE PLT STATED THAT ON TAKEOFF FROM LAKE PERSOMMON HE WAS UNABLE TO CLIMB MORE THAN 50 FPM DUE TO DOWNDRAFTS ALONG THE TREE LINE ON HIS RIGHT SIDE & HE COLLIDED WITH A 35 FT TREE & CRASHED INTO A CREEK.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N44816](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44816-2013-06-11), registration cancelled 2013-06-11, S/N 83-140-3-2, built 1983 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MITCHELL HARVEY CONDOR III +2 (CONDOR III)
- Registry model: [Harvey Mitchell B CONDOR III + 2](https://openairdocs.org/model/harvey-mitchell-b-condor-iii-plus-2) (registry code 05675KQ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Kawasaki ALL MDLS A/B](https://openairdocs.org/engine/kawasaki-all-mdls-a-b) (registry code 35500, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number: 83-140-3-2
- Airframe hours: 944
- Engines: Kawasaki 440B 40 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Lake Placid Ultralights
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection: Annual, August 8, 1984, 401 hours before
- Departed: LAKE PERSIMMON, FL

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 37; commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine sea, single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 2,000 total, 443 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 330° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 84 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: FMY, 50 nm away

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19850310009729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850310009729A), Mar 10, 1985: Amtr CONDOR, Lake Placid, FL, Substantial damage. Struck tree after takeoff from lake. Unable to climb more than 50 fpm due to downdrafts along tree line.

## Other investigations on N44816 (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 MIA84LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84LA079), Feb 15, 1984: Harvey Condor 3+2 (N44816), Lake Placid, FL, substantial damage

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.

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