# Accident 20130901019219A: Maxair Drifter DRIFTER II, Lafayettte, TN, September 1, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 2013, 16:30 local time
- Place: Lafayettte, TN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.5200° N, 86.0581° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5200&lon=-86.0581&mi=10
- Aircraft: N42548, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N42548) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maxair Drifter DRIFTER II (registry code 059040Z, https://openairdocs.org/model/maxair-drifter-drifter-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912UL series (registry code 55571, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912ul-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAXAIR DRIFTER DRIFTER II
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912UL
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 130 total, 130 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA13CA400](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA400) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130901019219A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED THAT AFTER DEPARTURE WHILE THE AIRCRAFT WAS TURNING FROM CROSSWIND TO DOWNWIND PILOT COULD NOT MAINTAIN ALTITUDE. PILOT FURTHER STATES THAT THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED RIGHT TURN, LOST ALTITUDE AND IMPACTED THE GROUND WITH RIGHT WING TIP, CARTWHEELED, AND STRUCK RIGHT FLOAT AND NOSE, DESTROYING 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 ERA13CA400](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA400), Sep 1, 2013: Maxair Drifter Drifter II (N42548), Lafayette, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the initial climb after takeoff in gusty wind conditions, which resulted in a hard off-airport landing.

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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