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FAA accident report · Aircraft · Dewee'S Island, SC · July 20, 2011

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Date
July 20, 2011 · 18:15 local
Place
Dewee'S Island, SC
Airport
Off Dewee Island
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
NONE
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Other injuries
0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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On Wednesday, July 20, 2011, an experimental amateur built polaris flying boat with no registration number or airworthiness certificate, crashed approximately 20 miles NE of charleston, SC just off of dewees Island, (a private Island), which is fairly close to isle of palms, SC 29451. An eye witness called 911 at 1815 to report the crash. The coast guard on scene reported that the aircraft was approximately at 1000', did a 360 degree turn and then nosed straight into the water. A witness stated that the aircraft was doing a "loop to loop" and after completing the first loop, the craft started to do a second loop and the wing folded up. The craft fell from about 1000' straight down into the water at a high speed. The aircraft was destroyed. There were two soles on board, both fatalities. The NTSB has released the debris to the emergency on-scene commander who along with the coast guard will retrieve as much of the wreckage as possible and secure it for the ntsb/faa. FAA on-scene Thursday July 21, 2011.

As the FAA filed it

ON WEDNESDAY, JULY 20, 2011, AN EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT POLARIS FLYING BOAT WITH NO REGISTRATION NUMBER OR AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE, CRASHED APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES NE OF CHARLESTON, SC JUST OFF OF DEWEES ISLAND, (A PRIVATE ISLAND), WHICH IS FAIRLY CLOSE TO ISLE OF PALMS, SC 29451. AN EYE WITNESS CALLED 911 AT 1815 TO REPORT THE CRASH. THE COAST GUARD ON SCENE REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROXIMATELY AT 1000', DID A 360 DEGREE TURN AND THEN NOSED STRAIGHT INTO THE WATER. A WITNESS STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS DOING A "LOOP TO LOOP" AND AFTER COMPLETING THE FIRST LOOP, THE CRAFT STARTED TO DO A SECOND LOOP AND THE WING FOLDED UP. THE CRAFT FELL FROM ABOUT 1000' STRAIGHT DOWN INTO THE WATER AT A HIGH SPEED.THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. THERE WERE TWO SOLES ON BOARD, BOTH FATALITIES. THE NTSB HAS RELEASED THE DEBRIS TO THE EMERGENCY ON-SCENE COMMANDER WHO ALONG WITH THE COAST GUARD WILL RETRIEVE AS MUCH OF THE WRECKAGE AS POSSIBLE AND SECURE IT FOR THE NTSB/FAA. FAA ON-SCENE THURSDAY JULY 21, 2011.