# Accident 20110329007369A: Hrosik Gene AVENTURA II, Crescent City, FL, March 29, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 29, 2011, 16:00 local time
- Place: Crescent City, FL
- Airport: Thunderbird Airpark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.4725° N, 81.5681° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4725&lon=-81.5681&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5842, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5842-2017-09-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hrosik Gene AVENTURA II (registry code 05621C1, https://openairdocs.org/model/hrosik-gene-aventura-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax SEE BOMBADIER (registry code 55555, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-see-bombadier) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HROSIK GENE AVENTURA II
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 20 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11LA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA228) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110329007369A

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 29, 2011 AT APPROXIMATELY 1600 EDT AN EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT AIRCRAFT HROSIK GENE AVENTURA II, N5842, REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, COLLIDED WITH A TREE BRANCH AT THUNDERBIRD AIRPART (2FA5) CRESCENT CITY FL SHORTLY AFTER TAKE-OFF.  VISUAL METEROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED BY THE PILOT.THIS ACCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO THE FAA ON 4/4/2011.

## 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 ERA11LA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA228), Mar 29, 2011: Hrosik Gene Aventura II (N5842), Crescent City, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during climb after takeoff, resulting in an aerodynamic stall.

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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