20120402011699A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Sapp Larry E SEAWIND 3000 KIT PLN · Deland, FL · April 2, 2012

Date
April 2, 2012 · 19:20 local
Place
Deland, FL
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N514KT
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA12FA265
Reported as
Sapp Larry E Seawind 3000 KIT PLN
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-540 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
1
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft departed Deland, FL (ded) and crashed into the roof of a publix grocery store. There was a post-fire and both the pilot and passenger were severely injured & burned. Both were airlifted to the hospital.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED DELAND, FL (DED) AND CRASHED INTO THE ROOF OF A PUBLIX GROCERY STORE. THERE WAS A POST-FIRE AND BOTH THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE SEVERELY INJURED & BURNED. BOTH WERE AIRLIFTED TO THE HOSPITAL.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.