# Accident 20090917049599A: Curtis John SEA REY, Winter Haven, FL, September 17, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 2009, 10:30 local time
- Place: Winter Haven, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9793° N, 81.6691° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9793&lon=-81.6691&mi=10
- Aircraft: N563JL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N563JL-2013-02-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Curtis John P SEA REY (registry code 05617BY, https://openairdocs.org/model/curtis-john-p-sea-rey) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax SEE BOMBADIER (registry code 55555, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-see-bombadier) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CURTIS JOHN SEA REY
- Reported engine: ROTAX SEE BOMBADIER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total, 222 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09FA524](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09FA524) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090917049599A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED AND FLIPPED UPSIDE DOWN IN LAKE OTIS.  CONFLICTING STATEMENTS FROM ALL INVOLVED PREVENT AN ACTUAL DEPICTION OF THE FACTS. THE PASSENGER HAS NOT ISSUED A POSSIBLE CLARIFING STATEMENT AT THIS TIME.  THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE AND AIRFRAME WERE INSPECTED AND NO ABNORMAL DEFECTS WERE FOUND.

## 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 ERA09FA524](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09FA524), Sep 17, 2009: Curtis John P SEA REY (N563JL), Winter Haven, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flightcrew's failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering during a simulated engine failure, resulting in an aerodynamic stall and uncontrolled descent.

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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