# Accident 20051004026499A: Sarver AVENTURAII, Lake City, MI, October 4, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 2005, 11:30 local time
- Place: Lake City, MI
- Airport: Home Acres Sky Ranch Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.3619° N, 85.2072° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3619&lon=-85.2072&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9696K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9696K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sarver Ronald DBA Pyramid Avn AVENTURA II (registry code 05605T2, https://openairdocs.org/model/sarver-ronald-dba-pyramid-avn-aventura-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SARVER AVENTURAII
- Reported engine: INTL2STROKE
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,166 total, 0 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI06CA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051004026499A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THIS SUBJECT EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN BY THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND WITH ONE PASSENGER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, ALSO A PILOT. THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED LOSS OF LIFT DURING TAKE OFF. AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY 18 AT LAKE CITY AIRPORT THE EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT STARTED TO CLIMB TO APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET. THEN START LOSING HEIGHT WHILE GOING OVER POWER LINES AND TREES. THE PILOT DECIDED AND MADE FOR EMERGENCY LANDING IN THE FIELD NEAR BY. THE PLANE LANDED IN A SMALL FIELD AND STRUCK A SMALL PINE TREE AND CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. NO INJURY TO THE PILOT OR THE PASSENGER.

## 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 CHI06CA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA001), Oct 4, 2005: Pyramid Aventura II (N9696K), Lake City, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to obtain or maintain airspeed which resulted in the encountered stall/mush. An additional cause was the pilot's failure to maintain clearance from trees during his precautionary…

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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