# Accident 20091008050129A: Remos Aircr REMOS G-3/6, Wilson, NC, October 8, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 2009, 18:36 local time
- Place: Wilson, NC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7000° N, 78.1667° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7000&lon=-78.1667&mi=10
- Aircraft: N18241, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18241-2009-11-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Remos REMOS G-3/600 (registry code 0600027, https://openairdocs.org/model/remos-remos-g-3-600) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: REMOS AIRCR REMOS G-3/6
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 70 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10CA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091008050129A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED THE SUN WAS IN HIS EYES, AND HE LOOKED DOWN TO REACH FOR HIS CAP IN THE SEAT.  NEXT THING HE KNEW HE HIT THE LAKE.

## 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 ERA10CA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA011), Oct 8, 2009: Remos Remos G-3/ (N18241), Sims, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain altitude, resulting in controlled flight into water.

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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