# Accident 20120402011699A: Sapp Larry E SEAWIND 3000 KIT PLN, Deland, FL, April 2, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 2012, 19:20 local time
- Place: Deland, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.0564° N, 81.3008° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.0564&lon=-81.3008&mi=10
- Aircraft: N514KT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N514KT-2018-01-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sapp Larry E SEAWIND 3000 KIT PLN (registry code 05613DE, https://openairdocs.org/model/sapp-larry-e-seawind-3000-kit-pln) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SAPP LARRY E SEAWIND 3000 KIT PLN
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12FA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12FA265) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120402011699A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA12FA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12FA265), Apr 2, 2012: Sapp Larry E Seawind 3000 (N514KT), Deland, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because the damage and postimpact fire precluded thorough examination of the engine and its systems.

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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