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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beaudry Phillip AVENTURA II · Groveland, FL · October 6, 2012

Date
October 6, 2012 · 17:51 local
Place
Groveland, FL
Airport
Gator Airpark
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N4401P
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA13LA013
Reported as
Beaudry Phillip Aventura II
Reported engine
ROTAX 582
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
2
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
9,600 total16 in this make and model16 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.

At aprox. 1751 EDT, N4401P departed Gator Airpark with pilot and one passenger for local flight. Shortly after rotations the aircraft lost power, began surging, and impacted the trees at end of runway. Pilot and passenger where transported to hospital for futher observation and were later released. No cause could be determined for lose of power.

As the FAA filed it

AT APROX. 1751 EDT, N4401P DEPARTED GATOR AIRPARK WITH PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER FOR LOCAL FLIGHT. SHORTLY AFTER ROTATIONS THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER, BEGAN SURGING, AND IMPACTED THE TREES AT END OF RUNWAY. PILOT AND PASSENGER WHERE TRANSPORTED TO HOSPITAL FOR FUTHER OBSERVATION AND WERE LATER RELEASED. NO CAUSE COULD BE DETERMINED FOR LOSE OF POWER.

NTSB investigation

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