# Accident 20190102000069A: Jarrett David SEAREY, Sacramento, CA, January 2, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 2, 2019, 11:30 local time
- Place: Sacramento, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6008° N, 121.5033° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6008&lon=-121.5033&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24YD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N24YD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Jarrett David SEAREY (registry code 056226I, https://openairdocs.org/model/jarrett-david-searey) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 914 series (registry code 55575, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-914-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: JARRETT DAVID SEAREY
- Reported engine: ROTAX 914 (SERIES)
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 784 total, 259 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR19LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19LA054) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190102000069A

## Narrative

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

SEAREY AMATEUR-BUILT EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT/BOAT DEPARTED FROM NAPA (KAPC), ONE PILOT, ONE PASSENGER, VMC FLIGHT.

WHILE SIGHTSEEING AROUND THE SACRAMENTO AREA, DECIDED TO LAND ON THE AMERICAN RIVER.

PILOT LANDED IN THE AMERICAN RIVER WITH LANDING GEAR STILL EXTENDED WHICH STOPPED THE AIRCRAFT SUDDENLY AND THE SEAREY SUBMERGED WITH BOTH OCCUPANTS.

PILOT WAS ABLE TO ESCAPE, PASSENGER WAS STILL INSIDE.

PASSENGER WAS EVENTUALLY REMOVED ALIVE BUT UNCONSCIOUS FROM AIRCRAFT AND DIED FROM COMPLICATIONS TWO WEEKS LATER IN HOSPITAL.

AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATIONAL PER HIS LOGBOOK ENTRIES, PILOT'S QUALIFICATIONS WERE CURRENT WHEN QUESTIONED BY AN OPERATIONS (PILOT) INSPECTOR. THIS REPORT MAY BE ADDED TO OR AMENDED IN THE FUTURE.

## 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 WPR19LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19LA054), Jan 2, 2019: Progressive Aerodyne Searey (N24YD), Sacramento, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to properly configure the landing gear before performing a water landing.

## Other reports on N24YD (1)

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

- [Accident 20080709840899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080709840899A), Jul 9, 2008: Amtr SEAREY (N24YD), Ennis Lake, MT, Substantial damage. (-23) On 07/09/08, [privacy data omitted] flying an experimental category, homebuild amphibian searay aircraft, N24YD, from bozeman mt to Ennis Lake, MT…

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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