# Accident 20110603010889A: Clamar Floats Inc CA-4, Merritt Island, FL, June 3, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 3, 2011, 16:30 local time
- Place: Merritt Island, FL
- Airport: Merritt Island
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.3414° N, 80.6853° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.3414&lon=-80.6853&mi=10
- Aircraft: N434JC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N434JC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Clamar Floats CA-4 (registry code 05630LH, https://openairdocs.org/model/clamar-floats-ca-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-C1C (registry code 41832, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-c1c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CLAMAR FLOATS INC CA-4
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-C1C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 25,000 total, 15 in this make and model, 240 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11LA325](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA325) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110603010889A

## Narrative

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

FIRST TIME THIS AIRCRAFT HAS TAKEN OFF FROM RIVER ON FLOATS, AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO LOSE POWER ON TAKE-OFF AND AT ABOUT 150' - 200' AIRCRAFT STALLED AND CRASHED IN WATER.

## 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 ERA11LA325](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA325), Jun 3, 2011: Clamar Floats CA-4 (N434JC), Merritt Island, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power during takeoff for reasons that could not be determined because a postaccident examination could not be performed before the airplane was disassembled.

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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