# Accident 20130411007449A: Maxfly Inc/Mckay Wm SEAREY, Lake Agnes  Pol, FL, April 11, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 11, 2013, 15:40 local time
- Place: Lake Agnes  Pol, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.1667° N, 81.4839° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.1667&lon=-81.4839&mi=10
- Aircraft: N914WM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N914WM-2013-06-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maxfly Inc/Mckay WM SEAREY (registry code 05617FP, https://openairdocs.org/model/maxfly-inc-mckay-wm-searey) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax SEE BOMBADIER (registry code 55555, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-see-bombadier) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAXFLY INC/MCKAY WM SEAREY
- Reported engine: ROTAX SEE BOMBADIER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,980 total, 745 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA13LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA199) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130411007449A

## Narrative

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

AFTER A WATER TAKE OFF FROM LAKE AGNES PILOT REPORTED A NORMAL CLIMB TO ABOUT 100 FT. PILOT STATES AIRSPEED WAS WELL ABOVE STALL AND ENGINE WAS DEVELOPING FULL POWER WHEN HE HEAR A LOUD BANG AND THE AIRCRAFT WENT INTO A  TWISTING MOTION AND FELT LIKE THE LEFT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS THRUST FORWARD. THE PILOT REMEMBERS LOOKING STRAIGHT DOWN AND  BEING IN A RIGHT SPIRAL OR SPIN PRIOR TO IMPACT WITH THE WATER.

## 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 ERA13LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA199), Apr 11, 2013: Maxfly Inc/Mckay WM Searey (N914WM), Polk City, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The improper installation of incorrect attachment hardware by maintenance personnel during an undocumented repair, which resulted in an in-flight structural failure and subsequent loss of aircraft…

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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