19971101031609A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtrad Buccaneer · Clairmont, FL · November 1, 1997

Date: November 1, 1997 · 15:48 local
Place: Clairmont, FL
Airport: Flying Gator
Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N813LJ
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA98LA018
Reported as: Amtrad Buccaneer
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 500 total

N813LJRegistration cancelled Feb 10, 2001 · Saldairiaga Jorge A BUCCANEER IIS/N B2B-K022 Airframe modelSaldairiaga Jorge A BUCCANEER II

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Steep bank low altitude. Entered accelerated stall. Dove into ground. (-23) witness stated that pilot was Flying about 150 feet above the terrain, when the aircraft made about a 45 degree bank. The nose pitched down aircraft stalled landing on a road on the left wing and nose. Aircraft then rolled inverted.

As the FAA filed it

STEEP BANK LOW ALTITUDE. ENTERED ACCELERATED STALL. DOVE INTO GROUND. (-23) WITNESS STATED THAT PILOT WAS FLYING ABOUT 150 FEET ABOVE THE TERRAIN, WHEN THE AIRCRAFT MADE ABOUT A 45 DEGREE BANK. THE NOSE PITCHED DOWN AIRCRAFT STALLED LANDING ON A ROAD ON THE LEFT WING AND NOSE. AIRCRAFT THEN ROLLED INVERTED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB MIA98LA018Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportClermont, FLfailure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed, while maneuvering at a low altitude, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and subsequent in-flight collision with terrain.Nov 1, 1997 · Destroyed