# Accident 20130209001029A: Dratbe Shmiel Amir CLASSIC EDGE X, Cooperstown, FL, February 9, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 9, 2013, 10:20 local time
- Place: Cooperstown, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.7569° N, 80.5564° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.7569&lon=-80.5564&mi=10
- Aircraft: N662DA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N662DA-2017-09-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dratbe Shmiel Amir CLASSIC EDGE X (registry code 05904RR, https://openairdocs.org/model/dratbe-shmiel-amir-classic-edge-x) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582SER (registry code 55556, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DRATBE SHMIEL AMIR CLASSIC EDGE X
- Reported engine: ROTAX 582
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 50 total, 50 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA13CA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA130) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130209001029A

## Narrative

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

A PILOT (OF ABOUT 2YRS) WAS PILOTING AN ULTRALIGHT AIRCRAFT OUT OF HOMESTEAD GENERAL AIRPORT ON A SIGHTSEEING PERSONAL FLIGHT TO THE EVERGLADES ALONG WITH ONE PASSENGER. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESCENDING WHEN AT APPROXIMATELY 25' ABOVE THE GROUND, THE AIRCRAFT LOST LIFT. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A TREE ON THE BANK/SHOULDER OF THE CANAL. THE AIRCRAFT THEN HIT THE WATER WHERE THE PILOT AND PASSENGER EXITED THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 ERA13CA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA130), Feb 9, 2013: Dratbe Shmiel Amir Classic Edge X (N662DA), Miami, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's decision to fly at low altitude surrounded by tree, wire, and water hazards, and his failure to maintain clearance from those obstacles.

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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