# Accident 20150601008599A: Sea & Sky Inc CYGNET, Panama City, FL, June 1, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 2015, 07:12 local time
- Place: Panama City, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.1364° N, 85.7203° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1364&lon=-85.7203&mi=10
- Aircraft: N59AT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N59AT-2018-06-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sea & Sky CYGNET (registry code 0600060, https://openairdocs.org/model/sea-sky-cygnet) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SEA & SKY INC CYGNET
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 6,600 total, 20 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA15LA230](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA230) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150601008599A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 1ST, 2015 THE PILOT AND HIS SON UNLOADED THE AIRCRAFT FROM A TRAILER NEAR A BOAT LAUNCH. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SET UP FOR FLIGHT AND THE PILOT PERFORMED A PREFLIGHT INSPECTION PER HIS CHECKLIST. HE STARTED THE ENGINE AND TAXIED INTO SAINT ANDREWS BAY OFF THE COAST OF PANAMA CITY, FL. THE PILOT PERFORMED A NORMAL TAKE OFF  AND AT 300 FEET REDUCED POWER AND TURNED TO THE RIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO OSCILLATE. THE PILOT TURNED THE OPPOSITE WAY OF THE OSCILLATIONS AND REDUCED POWER AFTER FAILING TO CONTROL THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO TURN LEFT AND RIGHT MORE SEVERELY UNTIL ABOUT 50 FEET OFF THE WATER. THE AIRCRAFT MADE A SHARP 90 DEGREE TURN TO THE RIGHT AND STRUCK THE WATER. THE AIRCRAFT HAD EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER AND RIGHT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT SUNK TO THE BOTTOM OF THE BAY. THE PILOT WAS RESCUED AND RECEIVED INJURIES TO HIS RIGHT EYE AND RIGHT SIDE OF HIS BODY.

## 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 ERA15LA230](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA230), Jun 2, 2015: Sea & Sky Inc DBA Krucker Acft Cygnet (N59AT), Panama City Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of aircraft control, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

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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