ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 43776
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| Date: | Thursday 24 May 2007 |
| Time: | 15:30 |
| Type: |  Cessna U206G |
| Owner/operator: | Chevron USA |
| Registration: | N45WT |
| MSN: | U20603846 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 8606 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO 550 F6 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Leeville, LA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Leeville, LA (1LA4) |
| Venice, LA (8LA1) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The single-engine floatplane collided with a power boat during a water takeoff. The floatplane was departing a privately owned water strip located on a waterway, when an 18 foot powerboat entered the waterway from an intersecting canal and crossed ahead of the floatplane's take-off path. The powerboat then executed a U-turn in front of the aircraft. The 12,911 hour airline transport pilot attempted to avoid the powerboat by attempting to take-off prematurely in order to avoid impacting the powerboat. One of the passenger witnesses stated that they were up to very close take-off speed when he saw the boat approaching at a high rate of speed from the canal. Another passenger stated that he heard a statement from the front passenger "do you have the boat?" and the pilot replied "He's turning into us!" The amphibian float impacted the boat causing the floatplane to nose-over as it impacted the water. A witness, who was standing on the shore, observed the floatplane preparing for takeoff and observed the powerboat execute a 180-degree turn in front of the floatplane. The floatplane sustained structural damage and came to rest partly submerged. The sole occupant of the boat was fatally injured.
Probable Cause: The failure of the operator of the powerboat to maintain separation from the departing floatplane.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20070529X00645&key=1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Oct-2008 00:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:24 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 04-Dec-2017 18:38 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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