Amateur-built Avid Flyer Speed Win accident near Fergus Falls, Minnesota, July 21, 2006
On July 21, 2006 at about 1:05 am local time, a amateur-built Avid Flyer Speed Win, registered N507S, was substantially damaged in an accident near Fergus Falls, Minnesota (Fergus Falls Muni-Einar Mickel airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person was seriously injured. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
the fractured aileron bell crank and elevator clevis rod end.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- July 21, 2006 · about 1:05 am local time
- Place
- Fergus Falls, Minnesota · Fergus Falls Muni-Einar Mickel · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was seriously injured.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Amateur-built Avid Flyer Speed Win
- Registration
- N507S · registry record · serial 507
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
An experimental amateur-built airplane impacted terrain during an emergency landing following a loss of control during cruise flight. Examination of the flight control system revealed a broken front aileron bell crank and a broken elevator clevis rod, which had a fracture that was more than half rusted.
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
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 200 hours in all; 63 in this make and model; 115 as pilot in command; 82 on instruments
- Last flight review: July 1, 2006
- Medical certificate: Class 3
- Seat: left
- Injury: serious injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 247.3 hours
- Last inspection: condition inspection, October 1, 2005; 8 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 954 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Rotax 582UL (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: Henning MN
- Destination: FFM Fergus Falls MN
- Flight plan: none
Weather at the time
- Light: night
- Wind: from 360° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 9,500 ft
- Temperature: 73°F (23°C), dew point 61°F (16°C)
- Altimeter: 30.14 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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