# Accident 20140918016209A: Saccio Thomas A SEAWIND 3000, Bloomington, IN, September 18, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 18, 2014, 13:25 local time
- Place: Bloomington, IN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1647° N, 86.6189° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1647&lon=-86.6189&mi=10
- Aircraft: N516SW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N516SW-2018-02-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Saccio Thomas A SEAWIND 3000 (registry code 05622LJ, https://openairdocs.org/model/saccio-thomas-a-seawind-3000) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540-K1A5 (registry code 41663, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-k1a5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SACCIO THOMAS A SEAWIND 3000
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540-K1A5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14LA504](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA504) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140918016209A

## Narrative

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

ON SEPTEMBER 18, 2014, AT APPROXIMATELY 1325 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME (EDT), N516SW, A SEAWIND 3000 EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT, CRASHED WHILE ON A VISUAL APPROACH APPROXIMATELY ONE (1) MILE NORTH OF THE MONROE COUNTY AIRPORT (BMG).

BOTH PRIVATE PILOTS ONBOARD WERE FATALLY INJURED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO ONE (1) OF THE OCCUPANTS AND WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED OR REQUIRED.

THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT WASHINGTON, NC (OCW) TO BLOOMINGTON, IL (BMI) WITH AN INTERMEDIATE FUEL STOP IN MADISON, IN (IMS).

THE AIRCRAFT WAS SEVEN (7) MILES NORTH WEST OF BMG ENROUTE TO BMI WHEN THE PILOT CALLED THE BMG TOWER STATING THAT HE HAD A FUEL PRESSURE INDICATION PROBLEM. HE REQUESTED LANDING CLEARANCE IN BMG AS A PRECAUTION.  THE TOWER  CLEARED THE AIRCRAFT TO LAND ON RUNWAY 17. THE AIRCRAFT DISAPPEARED INTO A HEAVILY WOODED AREA AND THE BMG TOWER IMMEDIATELY SAW SMOKE AND FIRE ERUPT FROM THE CRASH SITE. THREE (3) WITNESSES STATED THAT THEY SAW BLACK SMOKE AND FIRE STREAMING FROM THE AIRCRAFT WHILE IT WAS TURNING ONTO THE FINAL APPROACH.

## 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 CEN14LA504](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA504), Sep 18, 2014: Saccio Thomas A Seawind 3000 (N516SW), Bloomington, IN, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: An in-flight fire for reasons that could not be determined because the examination of the airplane did not reveal the source of the fire.

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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