# Accident 20200114003559A: Clifton Robert B AVENTURA II, Palatka, FL, January 14, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 14, 2020, 16:49 local time
- Place: Palatka, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.6553° N, 81.6183° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6553&lon=-81.6183&mi=10
- Aircraft: N366RC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N366RC-2023-03-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Clifton Robert B AVENTURA II (registry code 05619Y9, https://openairdocs.org/model/clifton-robert-b-aventura-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax SEE BOMBADIER (registry code 55555, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-see-bombadier) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CLIFTON ROBERT B AVENTURA II
- Reported engine: ROTAX SEE BOMBADIER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 387 total, 32 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA20CA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20CA081) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200114003559A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATES HE WAS FLYING FROM PALATKA AIRPORT TO SAINT JOHNS RIVER FOR A WATER LANDING AND FORGOT TO RETRACT THE LANDING GEARS. WHEN AIRCRAFT LANDED ON WATER THE LANDING GEARS HIT FIRST THUS CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER AND SINK.

PILOT WAS ABLE TO ESCAPE WITH FACIAL LACERATIONS.

## 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 ERA20CA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20CA081), Jan 14, 2020: Pereyra Aventura (N366RC), East Palatka, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to properly configure the amphibious airplane for a water landing, which resulted in it flipping over.

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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