# Incident 20120915022339I: Benton Fred D SEAWIND 3000, Sebastian, FL, September 15, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 2012, 16:00 local time
- Place: Sebastian, FL
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.7792° N, 80.4827° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sebastian, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.7792&lon=-80.4827&mi=10
- Aircraft: N829GS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N829GS-2018-01-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Benton Fred D SEAWIND 3000 (registry code 05606IY, https://openairdocs.org/model/benton-fred-d-seawind-3000) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BENTON FRED D SEAWIND 3000
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120915022339I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED VERO BEACH ENROUTE TO BOWLING GREEN, WI WHEN THE AIRCRAFT FAILED TO MAINTAIN ENOUGH POWER TO CLIMB. THE PILOT DECIDED HE COULD NOT SAFELY MAKE IT BACK TO VERO BEACH AIRPORT OR ANY OTHER AIRPORT NEAR BY SO HE ELECTED TO LANDED IN THE INDIAN RIVER AS A PRECAUTION. LANDED NO DAMAGE OR INJURIES.

## Other reports on N829GS (1)

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

- [Accident 20130112002199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130112002199A), Jan 12, 2013: Benton Fred D SEAWIND 3000 (N829GS), Sarasota, FL, Destroyed, 2 fatal. On January 12, 2013, about 1529 eastern standard time, a Benton seawind 3000, N829GS, was destroyed Following a collision with trees and terrain after takeoff…

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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