# Accident 20230311003189A: William A Eck ECK VELOCITY, Summerland Key, FL, March 11, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 11, 2023, 13:30 local time
- Place: Summerland Key, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 24.7944° N, 81.2639° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=24.7944&lon=-81.2639&mi=10
- Aircraft: N343BD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N343BD-2023-07-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: William A ECK ECK VELOCITY (registry code 0563396, https://openairdocs.org/model/william-a-eck-eck-velocity) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41585, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WILLIAM A ECK ECK VELOCITY
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO 540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA23LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA148) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230311003189A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED MARATHON KEY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KMTH) ENROUTE TO SUMMERLAND KEY (FD51) AT 13:21 HRS MARCH 11, 2023, WITH ONE PILOT ONBOARD. AT APPROXIMATELY 2100 FEET AGL, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WITH REDUCED FUEL PRESSURE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLYING WEST, THEN CLIMBED AND BANKED EAST AND LOST ALTITUDE. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE WATER AND SPUN 180 DEG ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF HORSESHOE KEY AT APPROXIMATELY 13:30 HRS ON 3/11/2023. THE PILOT SUFFERED SERIOUS INJURIES AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO HOSPITAL BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^HELECOPTER. THE AIRCRAFT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS RECOVERED FROM THE WATER AND TRANSPORTED TO SUMMERLAND KEY AIRPORT (FD51) FOR INSPECTION AND INVESTIGATION.

## 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 ERA23LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA148), Mar 11, 2023: Velocity Velocity SE (N343BD), Bahia Key, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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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