# NTSB Accident ATL97LA111
> **Avid Aircraft IV** · 1997-07-21 · MEMPHIS, TN, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ATL97LA111
- **Event ID:** 20001208X08305
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-07-21
- **Location:** MEMPHIS, TN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.030799, -90.009971
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Avid Aircraft
- **Model:** IV
- **Registration:** N913R
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain control of the aircraft during takeoff.  A factor in the accident was the repositioning of the control stick.

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