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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Simmons William E AVENTURA 2 · Rockledge, FL · June 20, 2014

Date
June 20, 2014 · 15:00 local
Place
Rockledge, FL
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N700WS
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA14LA309
Reported as
Simmons William E Aventura 2
Reported engine
Amateur-built VIKING
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
2
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
17,000 total4,000 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

On June 20, 2014 at approximately 1500 EDT, an aventura 2, experimental amateur built (N700WS), serial #AP99WS, experienced engine failure and landed hard in the indian river in brevard county, Rockledge, Florida. The flight was conducted as a personal flight under the provisions of title 14 of the code of federal regulations (14 CFR) part 91 with the pilot and one passenger onboard. Visual weather conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The pilot was privacy data omitted, certificate number privacy data omitted. The pilot or passenger received minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed.

As the FAA filed it

ON JUNE 20, 2014 AT APPROXIMATELY 1500 EDT, AN AVENTURA 2, EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT (N700WS), SERIAL #AP99WS, EXPERIENCED ENGINE FAILURE AND LANDED HARD IN THE INDIAN RIVER IN BREVARD COUNTY, ROCKLEDGE, FLORIDA. THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 OF THE CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (14 CFR) PART 91 WITH THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER ONBOARD. VISUAL WEATHER CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT WAS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, CERTIFICATE NUMBER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THE PILOT OR PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.

NTSB investigation

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