# Accident 19971101031609A: Amtrad BUCCANEER, Clairmont, FL, November 1, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 1, 1997, 15:48 local time
- Place: Clairmont, FL
- Airport: Flying Gator
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.5500° N, 81.7504° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5500&lon=-81.7504&mi=10
- Aircraft: N813LJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N813LJ-2001-02-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Saldairiaga Jorge A BUCCANEER II (registry code 05623BX, https://openairdocs.org/model/saldairiaga-jorge-a-buccaneer-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRAD BUCCANEER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA98LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA018) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971101031609A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 MIA98LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA018), Nov 1, 1997: Saldairiaga Buccaneer II (N813LJ), Clermont, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: failure 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.

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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