# Accident 20240626008499A: Alexander S Rolinski AVENTURA II, Deland, FL, June 26, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 2024, 15:26 local time
- Place: Deland, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.0227° N, 81.2865° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of DeLand, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.0227&lon=-81.2865&mi=10
- Aircraft: N243AV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N243AV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Alexander S Rolinski AVENTURA II (registry code 05634OW, https://openairdocs.org/model/alexander-s-rolinski-aventura-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Aeromoment AM15 series (registry code 00452, https://openairdocs.org/engine/aeromoment-am15-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ALEXANDER S ROLINSKI AVENTURA II
- Reported engine: AEROMOMENT AM15 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot, student
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240626008499A

## Narrative

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

THE FAA WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ACCIDENT. ARRIVED AT THE SCENE AND BEGAN THE INVESTIGATION. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE SERIOUSLY INJURED AND WERE ALREADY IN THE HOSPITAL BEING ATTENDED. THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED DESTROYED FROM STRIKING THE TREES AND FALLING NOSE FIRST INTO THE GROUND, THE TAIL PORTION REMAINED ELEVATED AND BEYOND REACH. THE PILOT AND RIGHT SEAT AREA WERE DEFORMED FROM THE IMPACT. NO FIRE DETECTED OR FUEL SMELL. THE INVESTIGATION IS STILL NOT COMPLETE. WE ARE WAITING FOR A PILOT STATEMENT ON THE EVENTS LEADING TO THE CRASH AND OTHER INFORMATION FROM THE AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^TO COMPLETE THE INVESTIGATION. WHEN THE INFORMATION IS RECEIVED THE REPORT WLL BE AMENDED. AIRPLANE HAD SOME PROBLEM WITH THE ATTITUDE INDICATOR WHERE IT WOULD CONTINUE TO REALIGN WHILE IN FLIGHT. AVIONICS TECH DISCOVERED THAT ONE OF THE LEADS THAT PLUGGED TO THE AHRS HAD SOME CORROSION AND CHANGED IT TO A NEW ONE. AIRPLANE WAS BEING TEST FLOWN WITH THE AVIONICS TECH ABOARD SO HE COULD TROUBLESHOOT. UPON DEPARTURE FROM RUNWAY 31 AT OR ABOUT 300' ENGINE STARTED LOOSING POWER, PILOT TRIED FINDING A BEST PLACE TO LAND BUT THERE WERE NOT MANY OPTIONS AT SUCH LOW ALTITUDE.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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