# Accident 20110806017069A: Aerofab Inc LAKE LA-250, Gulf Shores, AL, August 6, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 2011, 15:00 local time
- Place: Gulf Shores, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2772° N, 87.7024° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gulf Shores, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2772&lon=-87.7024&mi=10
- Aircraft: N84205, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N84205) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerofab LAKE LA-250 (registry code 5110321, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerofab-lake-la-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROFAB INC LAKE LA-250
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540-C4B5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,700 total, 90 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110806017069A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS FLYING ALONG SHORELINE OFF COAST OF GULF SHORES ALABAMA.  AIRCRAFT STRUCK TOW LINE OF PARASAIL, SEVERING PARASAIL TOW LINE. ENGINE FAILURE AS A RESULT FORCED AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN THE GULF OF MEXICO.

## 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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