# Accident 20150302002799A: Colyaer Sl FREEDOM, Boynton Beach, FL, March 2, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 2, 2015, 12:52 local time
- Place: Boynton Beach, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.5203° N, 80.2222° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.5203&lon=-80.2222&mi=10
- Aircraft: N787Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N787Z-2018-03-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Colyaer SL FREEDOM (registry code 0600046, https://openairdocs.org/model/colyaer-sl-freedom) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: COLYAER SL FREEDOM
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 19,400 total, 146 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA15FA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15FA141) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150302002799A

## Narrative

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

THE ACCIDENT INVOLVING N787Z OCCURRED IN THE ARTHUR R. LOXAHATCHEE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE.  N787Z DEPARTED THE PALM BEACH COUNTY PARK AIRPARK (KLNA) APPROXIMATELY THIRTY-FOUR MINUTES PRIOR.  BASED ON A GOOGLE MAP RADAR TRACK DOWNLOADED FROM EXELIS, THE AIRCRAFT FLEW FROM LNA TO THE REFUGE AND HAD BEEN MANEUVERING REPETITIVELY PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT.  THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN A MARSHY AREA IN TALL GRASS AND BRUSH WITH APPROXIMATELY TWO FEET OF WATER DEPTH.  ADJACENT TO THE ACCIDENT SITE IS A CANAL WITH AN EARTH EMBANKMENT THAT HAS A DIRT ACCESS ROAD ON TOP.  THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON THE ROAD OR THE CANAL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION WITH THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED.  AN IMMEDIATE POST-CRASH FIRE CONSUMED THE AIRCRAFT?S UPPER FUSELAGE AND CENTER SECTION.  THERE WAS NO DEBRIS FIELD AND NO INDICATIONS IN THE SURROUNDING VEGETATION SUGGESTING THAT THE AIRCRAFT SLID TO A STOP. THERE WERE NO INDICATIONS IN THE VEGETATION OF A FLAT SPIN.  TWO WITNESSES WHILE FISHING REPORTED SEEING THE AIRCRAFT FLY OVERHEAD SEVERAL TIMES THEN HEARD THE ENGINE ?SPUTTER FOLLOWED BY HIGH REVVING JUST BEFORE A LOUD CRASH?. THE OWNER/PILOT WAS A HIGH TIME AIR CARRIER PILOT FOR A MAJOR AIRLINE AND IS BELIEVED TO BE CURRENT FOR THIS FLIGHT.

## 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 ERA15FA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15FA141), Mar 2, 2015: Colyaer SL Freedom (N787Z), Boynton Beach, FL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: An in-flight loss of control for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence.

## Other reports on N787Z (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20130411004839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130411004839I), Apr 11, 2013: Colyaer Sl FREEDOM (N787Z), Lakeland, FL, Minor damage. During landing, the r/h main landing gearcollapsed due to the crosswind on the grass runway. The small aluminum support-strut broke in half. There was no…
- [Incident 20090612047229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090612047229I), Jun 12, 2009: Colyaer Sl FREEDOM (N787Z), Boca Raton, FL, Minor damage. After landing gear extension, there was no nose gear down indication. Pilot made a low approach down the runway, ATC tower (bct) advised him that the 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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