# Accident 20201122015979A: J&J Ultralights SEA WING, Placida, FL, November 22, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 22, 2020, 17:33 local time
- Place: Placida, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Ultralight vehicle (Part 103)
- Location: 26.8589° N, 82.2502° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.8589&lon=-82.2502&mi=10
- Aircraft: N947RC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N947RC-2022-10-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: J&J Ultralights SEA WING (registry code 05902AC, https://openairdocs.org/model/j-j-ultralights-sea-wing) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582SER (registry code 55556, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: J&J ULTRALIGHTS SEA WING
- Reported engine: ROTAX 582SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 220 total, 30 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA21LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA051) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201122015979A

## Narrative

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

ON NOVEMBER 22, 2020, AT 1733 EDT, A SEA-WING ULTRALIGHT, N947RC, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO, BUT SOLD AND NOT YET REGISTERED TO PILOT-IN-COMMAND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OF BEAVER DAM WISCONSIN, COLLIDED WITH A TREE DURING TAKE OF FROM A REMOTE LOCATION NOT ASSOCIATED WITH AN AIRPORT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE PILOT WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED.

## 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 ERA21LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA051), Nov 22, 2020: J&J Ultralights Sea-Wing (N947RC), Placida, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot/owner’s improper preflight inspection of the weight-shift trike, which resulted in a loss of control at takeoff due to an improperly adjusted wingtip.

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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