# Accident 20010407009009A: Amtr AVENTURAII, Rockledge, FL, April 7, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 2001, 09:30 local time
- Place: Rockledge, FL
- Damage: No damage
- Location: 28.3095° N, 80.7191° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.3095&lon=-80.7191&mi=10
- Aircraft: N407EC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N407EC-2015-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pereyra Arnet AVENTURA II (registry code 05602DI, https://openairdocs.org/model/pereyra-arnet-aventura-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR AVENTURAII
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA01LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA114) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010407009009A

## Narrative

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

(-23) MR. BABCOCK TOOK OFF FROM ROCKLEDGE AIRPARK, ROCKLEDGE, FLORIDA AT/ABOUT 0930 HOURS (LOCAL) APRIL 07, 2001.  THE AIRCRAFT STALLED ON TAKE OFF AT APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET AGL--ROLLING LEFT AND CRASHING APPROXIMATELY 200 YARDS WEST OF THE AIRPARK ALONGSIDE MYRRELL ROAD.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND  MR. BABCOCK  SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES.

## 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 MIA01LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA114), Apr 7, 2001: Arnet Pereyra Aventura II (N407EC), Rockledge, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during takeoff/initial climb, which resulted in an inadvertent stall, an uncontrolled descent, and collision with the ground. Contributing to the accident was…

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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