# Accident 20201009013219A: Ralph C. Kimball SEA REY, Lake Havasu, CA, October 9, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 9, 2020, 11:54 local time
- Place: Lake Havasu, CA
- Airport: Parker Dam
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2788° N, 114.1371° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2788&lon=-114.1371&mi=10
- Aircraft: N32RK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N32RK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ralph C. Kimball SEA REY (registry code 05632ZX, https://openairdocs.org/model/ralph-c-kimball-sea-rey) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912 IS series (registry code 55593, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912-is-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RALPH C. KIMBALL SEA REY
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912 IS
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 130 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR21LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA013) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201009013219A

## Narrative

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

ON OCTOBER 9, 2020 A PILOT AND PASSENGER  TOOK OFF IN AN EXPERIMENTAL SEA REY FROM PARKER DAM IN LAKE HAVASU.  SHORTLY AFTER TAKE OFF THE AIRCRAFT HIT A PICK UP TRUCK AND THEN STRUCK TWO WATER TANKS, WHERE IT CAME TO REST.

THE PILOT NOTED HE PASSED THROUGH SEVERAL WAKES WHILE ATTEMPTING HIS TAKE OFF.  HE STATED EACH WAKE CAUSED HIM TO LOSE AIRSPEED WHICH IN TURN CAUSED A LONGER TAKE OFF ROLL THAN HE EXPECTED.  HE DID NOT GET ENOUGH ALTITUDE PRIOR TO LIFT OFF AND STRUCK A PARKED PICK UP TRUCK.  IT IS NOT BELIEVED THAT ANY OCCUPANTS WERE IN THE PICKUP AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE UNHURT AND WALKED AWAY.  THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

THE PILOT HAS A TOTAL OF 15000 FLIGHT HOURS IN VARIOUS AIRCRAFT TYPES.  HE HAS 130 HOURS IN THE SEA RAY. HE ALSO HOLDS ENDORSEMENTS FOR SPORT PILOT SEA PLANE.

## 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 WPR21LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA013), Oct 9, 2020: Ralph C Kimball Sea Rey (N32RK), Parker Dam, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The inadvertent encounter with water wake during the takeoff sequence that degraded the airplane’s airspeed and resulted in the pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from obstacles during the initial…

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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