ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 144766
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| Date: | Monday 2 April 2012 |
| Time: | 19:20 |
| Type: |  Seawind 3000 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N514KT |
| MSN: | 60 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2002 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-540-K1G5D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Deland Airport, DeLand, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | DeLand Municipal Airport, FL (KDED) |
| Daytona Beach International Airport, FL (DAB/KDAB) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot/owner flew the experimental amateur-built amphibious airplane with a pilot-rated passenger on a long cross-country flight to a land-based airport the day before the accident. The pilots landed the airplane uneventfully after the cross-country flight; however, while they were en route, the airplane’s transponder malfunctioned. The next day, the pilots departed to have the transponder replaced at a nearby maintenance facility. The airplane lost total engine power shortly after takeoff, stalled, and descended into a supermarket located about 1 mile from the departure end of the runway, where it was consumed by a postcrash fire.
The pilot-rated passenger reported that there were no problems with the airplane’s takeoff roll and initial climb; however, when the pilot turned to the crosswind leg of the traffic pattern, the engine lost total power. A pilot at the departure airport reported that the accident airplane rotated about 500 feet before the end of the runway and began a shallow climb, while mostly maintaining a high pitch angle. Shortly thereafter, he observed the airplane stall and enter a descending left spin, before it disappeared behind a tree line.
Postaccident examination of wreckage did not reveal any preimpact malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal engine operation; however, the condition of the wreckage precluded the investigators from functionally checking the engine, its associated components, and fuel system. In addition, it could not be determined if debris that was found in the airplane’s fuel system was present before the postcrash fire.
Probable Cause: A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because the damage and postimpact fire precluded thorough examination of the engine and its systems.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/9182368/Light-aircraft-crashes-into-Florida-shopping-centre.html
https://www.wftv.com/news/reports-plane-crashed-deland-shopping-center/287948200
https://www.beacononlinenews.com/news/daily/4773
http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2012-04-03/news/os-plane-crash-publix-deland-20120403_1_plane-crash-pilot-and-passenger-federal-aviation-officials
https://www.wftv.com/news/reports-plane-crashed-deland-shopping-center/287948200
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=514KT
https://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief.aspx?ev_id=20120402X20544&key=1
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-aurora-man-dies-months-after-plane-crashed-into-florida-grocery-20120528,0,3158829.story
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Apr-2012 00:57 | gerard57 | Added |
| 03-Apr-2012 00:57 | Anon. | Updated [Date] |
| 03-Apr-2012 01:24 | gerard57 | Updated [Narrative] |
| 03-Apr-2012 07:21 | gerard57 | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 03-Apr-2012 09:53 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 03-Apr-2012 10:55 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 03-Apr-2012 11:44 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Apr-2012 16:43 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Apr-2012 17:01 | Geno | Updated [Source] |
| 03-Apr-2012 18:42 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Apr-2012 13:43 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 09-Apr-2012 09:03 | Geno | Updated [Time, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-May-2012 10:27 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 27-Nov-2017 20:35 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Sep-2023 07:07 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]] |
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