Amateur-built AVID FLYER accident near Salina, Kansas, July 14, 1986
On July 14, 1986, a amateur-built AVID FLYER, registered N146AF, was substantially damaged in an accident near Salina, Kansas. It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- July 14, 1986
- Place
- Salina, Kansas · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Amateur-built AVID FLYER
- Registration
- N146AF · registry record · serial 146
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PIC HAD BEEN PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS AT A PRIVATE AIR STRIP. AT 50 FEET AGL THE PIC STATED THE ENGINE QUIT AND HE DESCENDED INTO THE GROUND OFF THE RWY. POST ACCIDENT INSPECTION OF THE ENG REVEALED THAT THE PROPELLER REDUCTION GEARING HAD BROKEN AND NO THRUST WAS AVAILABLE TO CONTINUE THE TAKEOFF. THE PIC STATED HE HAD TROUBLE WITH THIS TYPE OF PROPELLER GEAR REDUCTION SYSTEM BEFORE.
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: 700 hours in all; 65 in this make and model; 12 in the last 90 days; 667 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: unk
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 65 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, August 1, 1985; 8 hours since
- Seats: 1
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Cuyuna UL 430 RR (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: Salina KS at 11:30 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 36, 2,500 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 130° at 14 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: overcast at 25,000 ft; scat at 4,000 ft
- Temperature: 84°F (29°C), dew point 73°F (23°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 11:57 pm from SLN, 3 miles away
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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About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, the folder of records gathered during the investigation, shown as the NTSB released them (the NTSB redacts some personal details first) and listed under the NTSB's own titles. This site's own text never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number MKC86LA150.