# Accident 20130112002199A: Benton Fred D SEAWIND 3000, Sarasota, FL, January 12, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 12, 2013, 15:29 local time
- Place: Sarasota, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.3861° N, 82.5619° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.3861&lon=-82.5619&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: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA13FA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13FA109) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130112002199A

## Narrative

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

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 SARASOTA/BRADENTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

(SRQ), SARASOTA, FLORIDA. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT AND ONE PILOT-RATED PASSENGER WERE FATALLY INJURED. THE

AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO A CORPORATION AND WAS OPERATED BY THE PILOT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CODE OF

FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT

PLAN WAS FILED.

## 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 ERA13FA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13FA109), Jan 12, 2013: Benton Fred D Seawind 3000 (N829GS), Sarasota, FL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inability to establish a normal climb rate after takeoff for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded…

## Other reports on N829GS (1)

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

- [Incident 20120915022339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120915022339I), Sep 15, 2012: Benton Fred D SEAWIND 3000 (N829GS), Sebastian, FL, No damage. 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…

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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