# Accident 20111105025839A: Siai-Marchetti S.205/22R, Okeechobee, FL, November 5, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 5, 2011, 10:45 local time
- Place: Okeechobee, FL
- Airport: Okeechobee County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.3219° N, 81.0239° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.3219&lon=-81.0239&mi=10
- Aircraft: N729WA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N729WA-2017-10-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Siai-Marchetti S.205/22R (registry code 8120412, https://openairdocs.org/model/siai-marchetti-s-205-22r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6V 350 series (registry code 27043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v-350-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SIAI-MARCHETTI S.205/22R
- Reported engine: FRANKLIN 6V 350 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 249 total, 38 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA071) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111105025839A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT FLEW OUT OF KOBE AIRPORT AND MADE EMERGENCY LANDING IN THE KISSIMMEE RIVER.

## 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 ERA12LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA071), Nov 5, 2011: Siai-Marchetti S205-22R (N729WA), Okeechobee, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power due to a failure of the drive bearings in the alternator drive system. Contributing to the accident was the inadequate maintenance.

## Other reports on N729WA (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19980516022059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980516022059I), May 16, 1998: N729WA, Farmingdale, NY, Minor damage. Left main gear folded on landing roll.

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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