# Accident 20110918020819A: Aero Adventure ZEPHYR II, Sylacauga, AL, September 18, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 18, 2011, 17:21 local time
- Place: Sylacauga, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1697° N, 86.3031° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1697&lon=-86.3031&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3577F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3577F-2014-10-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Adventure ZEPHYR II (registry code 05904JB, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-adventure-zephyr-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582SER (registry code 55556, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO ADVENTURE ZEPHYR II
- Reported engine: ROTAX 582
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,520 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11LA496](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA496) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110918020819A

## Narrative

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

ON SEPTEMBER 18, 2011 AT APPROXIMATELY 1721 HOURS LOCAL AT SYLACAUGA, AL (KSCD) A PRIVATE PILOT IN HIS EXPERIMENTAL LIGHT SPORT AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE FROM RUNWAY 27. THE PILOT AND THE AIRCRAFT WERE DISCOVERED A FEW MINUTES LATER LAYING IN THE GRASS 166 FEET NORTH OF THE TAXIWAY. THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED AND THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND WITH THE RIGHT WING FIRST AND CAME TO REST ON ITS NOSE. DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING STRUCTURE AND SUPPORT, ENGINE AND FUEL TANK, NOSE OF AIRCRAFT WAS BROKEN OFF JUST IN FRONT OF THE PILOT SEAT.

## 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 ERA11LA496](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA496), Sep 18, 2011: Aero Adventure Zephyr II (N3577F), Sylacauga, AL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's incapacitation due to a heart attack during takeoff, which led to an in-flight loss of airplane control.

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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