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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Lowerre Bruce T S-12-E · Pahokee, FL · September 27, 2013

Date: September 27, 2013 · 09:15 local
Place: Pahokee, FL
Phase of flight: Unknown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N220BL
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA13FA432
Reported as: Lowerre Bruce T S-12-E
Reported engine: Continental 6-285-A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,895 total38 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days

N220BLRegistration cancelled Mar 13, 2018 · Lowerre Bruce T S-12-ES/N 220 · Built 2012 Airframe modelLowerre Bruce T S-12-E Engine modelContinental 6-285-AReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

An experimental amateur-built amphibious Lowerre S-12-E, N220BL, registered to and operated by a private individual, came to rest inverted in lake okeechobee near Pahokee, Florida, during an unknown phase of flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed for the 14 code of federal regulations (CFR) part 91 personal flight from boca raton airport (bct), boca raton, Florida. The airplane sustained substantial damage, and the commercial pilot, the sole occupant, was fatally injured. The flight originated from bct about 1442(l) on 09/27/2013 and was discovered 09/28/2013. There were no known witnesses. According to preliminary air traffic control (ATC) information from bct, at 1442:40, the flight was cleared for takeoff from runway 05 northwest bound. About 4 minutes later, the pilot was given a frequency change and provided the VHF frequency for west palm beach approach control.

As the FAA filed it

AN EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR-BUILT AMPHIBIOUS LOWERRE S-12-E, N220BL, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL, CAME TO REST INVERTED IN LAKE OKEECHOBEE NEAR PAHOKEE, FLORIDA, DURING AN UNKNOWN PHASE OF FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT FROM BOCA RATON AIRPORT (BCT), BOCA RATON, FLORIDA. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, AND THE COMMERCIAL PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM BCT ABOUT 1442(L) ON 09/27/2013 AND WAS DISCOVERED 09/28/2013. THERE WERE NO KNOWN WITNESSES. ACCORDING TO PRELIMINARY AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL (ATC) INFORMATION FROM BCT, AT 1442:40, THE FLIGHT WAS CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 05 NORTHWEST BOUND. ABOUT 4 MINUTES LATER, THE PILOT WAS GIVEN A FREQUENCY CHANGE AND PROVIDED THE VHF FREQUENCY FOR WEST PALM BEACH APPROACH CONTROL.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA13FA432Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportPahokee, FLUndetermined because the wreckage was not recovered.Sep 27, 2013 · Substantial damage