# Accident 20010409015069A: Lakeland, FL, April 9, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 9, 2001, 18:40 local time
- Place: Lakeland, FL
- Airport: Lakeland Regional Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9794° N, 82.0109° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9794&lon=-82.0109&mi=10
- Aircraft: N696DH (not matched to a registry record)
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA01LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA120) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010409015069A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED DOWNWIND. AIRCRAFT FAILED TO OBTAIN SUFFICIENT LIFT RESULTING IN IMPACTING DITCH AT END OF RUNWAY.

## 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 MIA01LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA120), Apr 9, 2001: Henry Pelican (N696DH), Lakeland, FL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's delay in aborting the takeoff in a downwind condition resulting in an overrun and subsequent collision with a ditch. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to conduct…

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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