# Accident 20100320035571A: Sentman Lee RV-6, Williston, FL, March 20, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 2010, 11:45 local time
- Place: Williston, FL
- Airport: Williston
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.3356° N, 82.4181° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3356&lon=-82.4181&mi=10
- Aircraft: N788LL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N788LL-2013-05-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sentman Lee H RV-6 (registry code 05624X6, https://openairdocs.org/model/sentman-lee-h-rv-6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Superior XP-360 (registry code 59252, https://openairdocs.org/engine/superior-xp-360) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SENTMAN LEE RV-6
- Reported engine: SUPERIOR XP-360
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10FA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10FA180) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100320035571A

## Narrative

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

N823AG (PA-32R) RETURNING TO WILLISTON, FL AIRPORT (X60) FROM LUNCH AT THE DELAND, FL AIRPORT (DED) HAD A MID-AIR COLLISION WITH N788LL, AN RV-6, WHICH HAD DEPARTED FROM A FLY-IN IN OCALA, FL TO HAVE LUNCH AT WILLISTON AIRPORT.  A/C CONVERGED APPROX 2.9 MILES SE OF THE WILLISTON AIRPORT OVER AN OPEN COW PASTURE.  THE RV-6 REMAINED INTACT AND THE PA-32R BURNED ON IMPACT.  3 FATALITIES.

## 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 ERA10FA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10FA180), Mar 20, 2010: Sentman Lee H RV-6 (N788LL), Williston, FL, substantial damage, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilots of both airplanes did not maintain an adequate visual lookout to see and avoid each other.

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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