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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · J&J Ultralights SEAWING · Golden, MO · December 30, 2021

Date: December 30, 2021 · 15:14 local
Place: Golden, MO
Airport: Table Rock Lake
Phase of flight: Maneuver
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N285SW
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN22LA087
Reported as: J&J Ultralights Seawing
Reported engine: ROTAX 582SER
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 0

N285SWRegistered now · J&J Ultralights SEAWINGS/N 10001234582 · Built 2002 Airframe modelJ&J Ultralights SEAWING Engine modelRotax 582SER2 cycle

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

While performing circling maneuvers shortly after takeoff, witnesses reported seeing the aircraft enter a steep climb, appear to turn left, and then enter into a near-vertical dive. The pilot was unable to recover before impacting terrain.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE PERFORMING CIRCLING MANEUVERS SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, WITNESSES REPORTED SEEING THE AIRCRAFT ENTER A STEEP CLIMB, APPEAR TO TURN LEFT, AND THEN ENTER INTO A NEAR-VERTICAL DIVE. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO RECOVER BEFORE IMPACTING TERRAIN.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN22LA087Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportGolden, MOThe noncertificated pilot’s failure to maintain aircraft control while aggressively maneuvering at low altitude.Dec 30, 2021 · Substantial damage