29.1041° N, 81.3140° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at Bob Lee Flight Strip, closed, within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
August 2, 2012 · 08:00 local
Place
Deland, FL
Airport
Bob Lee Flight Strip
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
Ultralight vehicle (Part 103)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
NONE
Reported engine
ROTEX 447
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
40 total40 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days
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.
Pilot was approximately 1200 feet perpendicular to runway when the engine quit. Could not make it back to field, and subsequently crashed in a group of trees along side of runway. Aircraft was destroyed.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT WAS APPROXIMATELY 1200 FEET PERPENDICULAR TO RUNWAY WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT. COULD NOT MAKE IT BACK TO FIELD, AND SUBSEQUENTLY CRASHED IN A GROUP OF TREES ALONG SIDE OF RUNWAY.AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.