# Accident 19890819030439A: Amtrad BUCCANEER, Clermont, FL, August 19, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 1989, 14:30 local time
- Place: Clermont, FL
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.5241° N, 81.7236° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clermont, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5241&lon=-81.7236&mi=10
- Aircraft: N127FB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N127FB-2014-12-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cocchiarella Joseph A BUCCANEER II (registry code 9570803, https://openairdocs.org/model/cocchiarella-joseph-a-buccaneer-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRAD BUCCANEER
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX532
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 201 total, 120 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA89LA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA225) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890819030439A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

UNABLE TO CLEAR TREES ON INITIAL CLIMBOUT. LOST LIFT TURNING TO AVOID OBSTACLE AND IMPACTED GROUND. OAT 90 DEGREES.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA89LA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA225), Aug 19, 1989: Cocchiarella Buccaneer II (N127FB), Clermont, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN A SUBSEQUENT COLLISON WITH THE GROUND, WHEN THE ACFT WOULD NOT CLIMB AFTER TAKEOFF. THE HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS (TREES) AND HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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