# Accident 20130526008279A: Fleming Eldridge E SONEX, Marco, FL, May 26, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 2013, 11:30 local time
- Place: Marco, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.0178° N, 81.6867° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.0178&lon=-81.6867&mi=10
- Aircraft: N634SX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N634SX-2018-01-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fleming Eldridge E SONEX (registry code 056175C, https://openairdocs.org/model/fleming-eldridge-e-sonex) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FLEMING ELDRIDGE E SONEX
- Reported engine: AEROVEE 2180
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,360 total, 20 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA13LA254](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA254) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130526008279A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED NAPLES FL (APF) ENROUTE TO IMMOKALEE (IMM) HOWEVER, APPROXIMATELY THREE MILES SOUTH OF DEPARTING AIRPORT N471LA STARTED EXPERIENCING ENGINE'S LOW OIL PRESSURE FOLLOWED BY LOSS OF ENGINE'S RPM.

AIRMAN ATTEMPTED TO REACH THE NEAREST AIRPORT OF MARCO ISLAND, HOWEVER, DUE TO INSUFFICIENT ALTITUDE HE WATER LANDED IN A CANAL ADJACENT TO A GOLF COURSE, 1.2 MILES NORTH OF MARCO AIRPORT.

THE AIRPLANE SANK IN ABOUT 15 FOOT OF WATER AND THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO SWIM TO SAFE GROUND WITHOUT ASSISTANCE.

PILOT REPORTED A HEAD INJURY, AND LATER WAS HOSPITALIZED. MEDICAL ATTENTION DISCOVERED FEW BROKEN VERTEBRAS AND BROKEN THORACIC RIBS. THE PILOT WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT.

## 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 ERA13LA254](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA254), May 26, 2013: Fleming Eldridge E Sonex (N634SX), Naples, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain airspeed during a forced landing, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was a partial loss of the noncertificated engine’s power for…

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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