# Accident 20200409009359A: Pipistrel Italia S R L SINUS 912 LSA, Marathon, FL, April 9, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 9, 2020, 17:00 local time
- Place: Marathon, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 24.7194° N, 81.0586° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=24.7194&lon=-81.0586&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6263R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6263R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pipistrel Italia S R L SINUS 912 LSA (registry code 06001B6, https://openairdocs.org/model/pipistrel-italia-s-r-l-sinus-912-lsa) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPISTREL ITALIA S R L SINUS 912 LSA
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 126 total, 53 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA20LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA149) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200409009359A

## Narrative

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

N6263R, A POWERED GLIDER LSA, CRASHED INTO A  HOUSE AFTER DEPARTING MARATHON, FL AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO AN UNOCCUPIED HOUSE LOCATED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. WITNESSES REPORTED THE PILOT EXPERIENCED ENGINE TROUBLE AND ATTEMPTED TO DEPLOY A PARACHUTE. AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO THE HOUSE CAUSING THE HOUSE TO ERUPT IN FLAMES.

## 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 ERA20LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA149), Apr 9, 2020: Pipistrel Italia Sinus 912 LSA (N6263R), Marathon, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of control of the motorized glider, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and collision with a residential home and postimpact fire. The reason for the loss of control could not be…

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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