# Accident 20100501033709A: Interstate S-1A, N. Lakeland, FL, May 1, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 2010, 23:52 local time
- Place: N. Lakeland, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.2503° N, 81.9200° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.2503&lon=-81.9200&mi=10
- Aircraft: N34926, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N34926) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Interstate S-1A (registry code 1850202, https://openairdocs.org/model/interstate-s-1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: INTERSTATE S-1A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10LA251](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA251) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100501033709A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT HIT ITS RIGHT WING ON A TREE WENT THROUGH A BARB WIRE FENCE AND IMPACTED THE GROUND. THERE WAS NOT ANY EVIDENCE THAT THERE WAS FLIGHT CONTROL OR ENGINE PROBLEMS. THERE WAS PROP STRIKES ON THE GROUND WHICH BRINGS TO THE CONCLUSION THAT THERE WAS ENGINE POWER.  A WITNESS SAID THAT HE SAW THE AIRCRAFT ABOUT 500 FEET AND LOOKED A WAY. HE HEARD THE ENGINE POWER BACK AND WHEN HE LOOKED AGAIN THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN A PARTIAL SPIN. IT ALMOST PANCAKED THE GROUND BUT THATS WHEN IT HIT THE TREE.  THE PILOT WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED AND HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO INTERVIEW HIM.

## 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 ERA10LA251](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA251), May 1, 2010: Interstate S1A (N34926), Lakeland, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from terrain for undetermined reasons.

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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