# Accident 20080119014339A: Creelr SPORT2S, Arley, AL, January 19, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 19, 2008, 20:40 local time
- Place: Arley, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0144° N, 87.1189° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0144&lon=-87.1189&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2669A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2669A-2017-07-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Creel Raymond L SPORT 2S (registry code 05903RN, https://openairdocs.org/model/creel-raymond-l-sport-2s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582ULDCDI-99 (registry code 55560, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582uldcdi-99) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CREELR SPORT2S
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX582UL
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,000 total, 3 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC08CA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA085) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080119014339A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PRELIMINARY: ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, AT 35 FEET ABOVE LEWIS SMITH LAKE, THE PILOT WAS PREPARING TO ROLL N2669A OUT OF A RIGHT TURN ONTO A HEADING OF 330 (DOWNWIND) WHEN A "SNAP" WAS HEARD BY THE PILOT. N2669A MADE AN UNCOMMANDED INCREASE IN BANK ANGLE TO THE RIGHT, INCREASING THE LOAD FACTOR, RESULTING IN AN ACCELERATED STALL AND LOSS OF ALTITUDE. N2669A SANK IN APPROXIMATELY 130 FEET OF WATER. DUE TO UNDERWATER TREES, ATTEMPTS TO LOCATE N2669A BY SONAR AND UNDERWATER CAMERA CONTINUE. THIS DOCUMENT WILL BE AMENDED ONCE THE AIRCRAFT IS AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION. PILOT STATED FUEL LOAD WAS 7 GALLONS (45.5LBS) AND THAT HE WEIGHS 190 LBS AND HIS PASSENGER WEIGHS 185 LBS, TOTALLING 420.5 LBS. MAXIMUM TAKE OFF WEIGHT IS 996 LBS MINUS EMPTY WEIGHT OF 580 LBS FOR 416 LBS USEFUL LOAD. N2669A WAS 4.5 LBS OVER GROSS WEIGHT LIMIT.

## 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 NYC08CA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA085), Jan 19, 2008: Quicksilver Sport 2S (N2669A), Arley, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A malfunction of the rudder control system.

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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