Tracy AVID MARK IV N4353D

Summary

On 2 July 1998 at about 19:45 local time, a Tracy AVID MARK IV registered N4353D was involved in an accident near Coeur D'alene, Idaho, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

2 July 1998 at 19:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Coeur D'alene, Idaho, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Tracy AVID MARK IV

Registration

N4353D

Category

Unknown

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA98LA115

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that after the airplane lifted off from the water, he initiated a left turn at approximately 300 to 500 feet above water level. The pilot stated that he barely applied pressure to the stick for the left turn when the next thing he remembered was the aircraft going into the water at a 45 degree angle. The pilot stated that he felt that he had adequate airspeed and altitude when he entered the turn, but could not say if it was a control problem or a stall. Inspection of the flight controls, after the accident, did not reveal evidence of a control malfunction.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.