# Accident 20120226002929A: Strout Frank AVENTURA II, Laceys Springs, AL, February 26, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 26, 2012, 13:30 local time
- Place: Laceys Springs, AL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5703° N, 86.5944° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5703&lon=-86.5944&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1193S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1193S-2018-01-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Strout Frank AVENTURA II (registry code 056207J, https://openairdocs.org/model/strout-frank-aventura-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STROUT FRANK AVENTURA II
- Reported engine: BOMBARDIER ROTAX (ALL)
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 10 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12FA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12FA194) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120226002929A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT HAD TAKEN OFF AROUND 1330 CST FROM A PRIVATE RUNWAY ON THE MISHAP PILOT'S PROPERTY AFTER FILLING THE FUEL TANK WITH 18 GALLONS OF 93 OCTANE AUTOMOTIVE FUEL (FULL CAPACITY).   THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELED ABOUT 1/2 MILE AT AN ALTITUDE OF 300 FEET, WHEN SEVERAL WITNESS STATED THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLYING SLOW WHEN IT BANKED MORE THAN 45 DEGREES TO THE LEFT AND STARTED LOSING ALTITUDE AT A HIGH RATE.  THE AIRCRAFT LEVELED ITS WINGS IN A STEEP NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE AND IMPACTED THE GROUND.

## 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 ERA12FA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12FA194), Feb 26, 2012: Strout Frank Aventura II (N1193S), Laceys Spring, AL, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during a low-altitude maneuver. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of the required rating to operate the airplane.

## Other reports on N1193S (1)

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

- [Incident 20061029024329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061029024329I), Oct 29, 2006: Amtr AVENTURAII (N1193S), Arcadia, FL. (-23) Owner was just running up his aircraft in his own back yard. He was taxiing it and the aircraft's wing tip hit his wife on the chin with minor injuries.…

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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