# Accident 20040404007249A: Amtr BUCCANEER, Labelle, FL, April 4, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 4, 2004, 09:52 local time
- Place: Labelle, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.7209° N, 81.4525° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of LaBelle, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.7209&lon=-81.4525&mi=10
- Aircraft: NONE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR BUCCANEER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040404007249A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON APRIL 4, 2004, APPROX. 0952 EASTERN STANDARD TIME AN UNREGISTERED BUCCANEER (ULTRALIGHT) WAS BEING OPERATED BY A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL. ACCORDING TO A WITNESS THE PILOT PERFORMED MAINTENANCE ON THE ULTRALIGHT AND WAS PERFORMING A TEST FLIGHT. THE WITNESS STATED HE HEARD THE ENGINE CEASE OPERATING AND WATCHED AS THE PILOT INITIATED A TURN TO REVERSE COURSE TO LAND ON THE RUNWAY AT SUNDANCE FIELD HE HAD DEPARTED IN LABELLE, FLORIDA. THE WITNESS STATED THAT HE SAW THE NOSE OF THE ULTRALIGHT BEING LOWERED, THE SINK RATE INCREASED AND THE PILOT TIGHTEN THE TURN IN AN EFFORT TO MAKE IT BACK TO THE FIELD, THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND DESCENDED, IMPACTING THE GROUND. THE ULTRALIGHT WAS DESTROYED, AND THE PILOT RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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