ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 345604
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| Date: | Friday 15 September 2023 |
| Time: | 10:58 |
| Type: |  Seawind 3000 |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N57TJ |
| MSN: | 52 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2012 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Bellevue, WA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Bellevue, WA |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
On September 15, 2023, about 1058 Pacific daylight time, an experimental, amateur-built Seawind 3000 amphibious airplane, N57TJ, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Bellevue, Washington. The pilot was fatally injured, and the passenger was seriously injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations(CFR) Part 91 personal flight.
According to witnesses, the airplane was initially heard and then seen departing from Lake Sammamish in a south-southeast direction. During the departure, the airplane contacted the water three times before pitching up, banking to one side and then impacting the water. Several witnesses recalled the sound of the airplane as normal.
A security video captured the audio and visual of the airplane during the accident sequence. The engine rpm increases and shortly after the airplane comes into view from the left side of the video. The video is consistent with witness observations and shows calm water near the shoreline.
The accident site was near the middle of the lake and first responders described the area as having multiple floating airplane sections and the smell of fuel. They also reported that the canopy and sections of the forward fuselage including the nose landing gear were present. The airplane was towed by local law enforcement later that afternoon and was recovered from the water to a secure area the following day. The canopy, forward fuselage and nose landing gear were not found during the recovery process.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/eastside/crews-responding-to-floatplane-crash-in-lake-sammamish/
https://twitter.com/BvueFD/status/1702753858672533599
NTSB
https://www.flightaware.com/resources/registration/N57TJ
https://www.flickr.com/photos/15110856@N02/29037723311
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 18 September 2016 | N57TJ | Private | 0 | Renton, WA | |
sub |
Location
Media:
BREAKING: A plane has crashed on Lake Sammamish. @BvueFD says there are 2 patients and they are looking for more. #Air4 is arriving at the scene now. We can see @kingcosoPIO divers in the water. @komonews pic.twitter.com/d9IWK1XMxs
— Jeremy Harris (@JeremyHarrisTV) September 15, 2023
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Sep-2023 18:48 | harro | Added |
| 15-Sep-2023 18:51 | harro | Updated |
| 15-Sep-2023 19:18 | Anon. | Updated |
| 17-Sep-2023 15:05 | Anon. | Updated |
| 10-Oct-2023 21:48 | Captain Adam | Updated |
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