# Accident 20100401030909A: Czech Aircr MERMAID, Clay, MI, April 1, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 2010, 13:08 local time
- Place: Clay, MI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.6222° N, 82.5733° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6222&lon=-82.5733&mi=10
- Aircraft: N853CZ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N853CZ-2018-01-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Czech Aircraft Works Spol Sro MERMAID (registry code 060001V, https://openairdocs.org/model/czech-aircraft-works-spol-sro-mermaid) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jabiru 3300 (registry code 34801, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jabiru-3300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CZECH AIRCR MERMAID
- Reported engine: JABIRU 3300
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,200 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10FA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10FA182) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100401030909A

## Narrative

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

ON 04/01/2010 DEPARTED OAKLAND TROY AIRPORT (KVLL) AT APPROXIMATELY 1200L. APPROXIMATELY 1300L AIRCRAFT WAS REPORTED FLYING LOW AND ERRATIC OVER LAKE ST. CLAIRE MI. AIRCRAFT WAS SEEN DOING UNUSAL ATTITUDES. AIRCRAFT DID A 90DEG BANK ATTITUDE BACK TOWARD THE SHORELINE AT WHICH TIME THE AIRCRAFT DOVE INVERTED INTO PIER APPROXIMATELY 70FT FROM SHORELINE/SEAWALL.

## 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 CEN10FA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10FA182), Apr 1, 2010: Czech Aircraft Works Spol Sro Mermaid (N853CZ), Algonac, MI, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of control resulting from an aerodynamic stall/spin while maneuvering at low altitude.

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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