# Incident 20090422005849I: Capras AVENTURA2, Des Allemands, LA, April 22, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 2009, 15:48 local time
- Place: Des Allemands, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Location: 29.8153° N, 90.4742° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8153&lon=-90.4742&mi=10
- Aircraft: N912SC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N912SC-2013-09-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Capra Salvatore O AVENTURA 2 (registry code 056032F, https://openairdocs.org/model/capra-salvatore-o-aventura-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CAPRAS AVENTURA2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 892 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09LA262](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA262) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090422005849I

## Narrative

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

(-23)  DURING TAKE OFF AND CLIMB WHILE MAKEING A LEFT HANDED TURN; AIRPLANE LOST ALTITUDE AND STRUCK A TREE BEFORE IMPACTING THE GROUND 15' FROM THE TREE CAUSING FATAL INJURIES TO THE PILOT.  AIRPLANE SKIDDED AND CAME TO A REST INVERTED 25' FROM THE POINT OF INITIAL GROUND CONTACT.  THE AIRPLANE INCURRED MAJOR DAMAGE DURING THIS EVENT.

## 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 CEN09LA262](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA262), Apr 22, 2009: Capra, Salvatore O Aventura 2 (N912SC), Des Allemands, LA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to achieve adequate altitude and airspeed before beginning a downwind turn after takeoff.

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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