# Accident 20110720015109A: Dewee'S Island, SC, July 20, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 2011, 18:15 local time
- Place: Dewee'S Island, SC
- Airport: Off  Dewee Island
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8402° N, 79.7165° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dewees Island, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8402&lon=-79.7165&mi=10
- Aircraft: NONE (not matched to a registry record)
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110720015109A

## Narrative

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

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.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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