# Accident 20061215027489A: Amtr AVENTURAII, Palmbeachgarden, FL, December 15, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 15, 2006, 12:30 local time
- Place: Palmbeachgarden, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.4500° N, 80.6833° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.4500&lon=-80.6833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N554FS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N554FS-2008-04-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sheldon Richard F AVENTURA II (registry code 05620S3, https://openairdocs.org/model/sheldon-richard-f-aventura-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax SEE BOMBADIER (registry code 55555, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-see-bombadier) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR AVENTURAII
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 140 total, 80 in this make and model, 67 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA07CA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA07CA027) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061215027489A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON FRIDAY 15 DECEMBER 2006 AT APPROXIMATELY 1300 HOURS EASTERN DAYLIGHT STANDARD TIME AN AMPHIBIOUS ADVENTURA II, REGISTRATION NUMBER N554FS, SERIAL NUMBER AP2A0031, ATTEMPTED A WATER TAKE-OFF OF THE INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS CERTIFICATED AS EXPERIMENTAL FOR THE PURPOSE OF OPERATING AS AN AMATEUR-BUILE AIRCRAFT AND WAS PILOTED BY A STUDENT PILOT. PILOT LOGBOOK ENTRIES INDICATE THAT HE WAS APPROPRIATELY ENDORSED FOR PILOTING THIS AIRCRAFT IN SOLO FLIGHT. THERE WERE NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED IN THE AIRCRAFT LOGBOOKS. THE TAKE-OFF RUN BEGAN TO THE SOUTH, AT THE PGA BOULEVARD DRAW BRIDGE IN PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA. ONE WITNESS, WHO OBSERVED THE ACCIDENT FROM A SAIL BOAT THAT WAS SAILING ON THE INTER-COASTAL WATERWAY, STATED THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED BY HER BOAT. AFTER PASSING, THE PILOT OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS SAID TO HAVE GUNNED THE ENGINE. AFTER A SHORT PERIOD THE WITNESS STATED THE AIRCRAFT ACHIEVED MAYBE 100 FEET OF ELEVATION WHEN SHE OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT ARC TO THE LEFT WITH HIS RIGHT WING UP AND HIS LEFT WING DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT THEN DISAPPEARED INTO THE TREES.

## 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 MIA07CA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA07CA027), Dec 15, 2006: Richard F. Sheldon Aventura II (N554FS), Palm Beach Gard, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure maintain the proper airspeed during takeoff, which resulted in a stall.

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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