Amateur-built AVID FLYER accident near Lamoni, Iowa, June 6, 2014
On June 6, 2014, a 1991 amateur-built AVID FLYER, registered N111ED, was substantially damaged in an accident during maneuvering near Lamoni, Iowa. It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 2 people were seriously injured. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The student pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane while landing.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made November 2, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- June 6, 2014 · cases in 2014
- Place
- Lamoni, Iowa · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 2 people were seriously injured.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Amateur-built AVID FLYER, built 1991
- Registration
- N111ED · registry record · serial 835
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The student pilot stated that, while preparing to land, he lost elevator control. He increased engine power and tried to gain altitude and avoid a stall; however, the airplane stalled and landed hard. The airplane bounced and landed hard again, damaging the landing gear. The airplane continued to slide, resulting in substantial damage. The pilot stated that the control rod for the elevator failed; however, an examination of the control rod and elevator revealed damage associated with the impact and subsequent recovery of the airplane. An examination of the airplane and its systems revealed no anomalies.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Loss of control in flight during maneuvering defining event
The NTSB's findings
- cause Personnel issues › Task performance › Use of equip/info › Aircraft control › Student/instructed pilot
- cause Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability › Performance/control parameters › (general) › Not attained/maintained
Dual student
- Certificate: student
- Flight time: 300 hours in all; 6 in this make and model
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (without waivers/limitations)
- Seat: left
- Injury: serious injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 527 hours
- Last inspection: condition inspection, May 3, 2013
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Bombardier/Rotax 582 (piston); 527 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: KLWD Lamoni IA at 11:30 pm
- Destination: KLWD Lamoni IA
- Flight plan: none
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 110° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 70°F (21°C), dew point 63°F (17°C)
- Altimeter: 29.88 inHg
- Observation at 11:53 pm from KLWD
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
2 documents, released by the NTSB on July 22, 2014. View them here, or download them; the NTSB redacts some personal details before release, and this site shows the NTSB's own titles rather than its file names.
| # | Document | What it is | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pilot/operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 | PDF, 9 pages | View Download |
| 2 | FAA Inspector Statement | PDF, 1 page | View Download |
The same docket at the NTSB · documents without a copy here are fetched from the NTSB when you open them.
Connections how this case links to the rest of the register
- N111ED on the register today · the tail number may have moved to another aircraft since
- Engine: Bombardier/Rotax 582 · as the NTSB recorded it
- Lamoni Municipal · departed from
- Accidents and incidents in Iowa 871 since 1982 · 131 in the last ten years
- Iowa 4,512 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/accident/CEN14LA281.json.
The bigger picture in Aviation Analytics: accidents over time since 1982, by model, by phase of flight and conditions, by place and on the map.
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