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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Progressive Aerodyne SEAREY LSA · Stillwater, OK · July 6, 2024

Date
July 6, 2024 · 09:55 local
Place
Stillwater, OK
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9987Z
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN24LA258
Reported as
Progressive Aerodyne Searey LSA
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
2
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
4,200 total300 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

The pilot departed guthrie Oklahoma in a light sport sea ray aircraft. The pilot flew for approximately 15 minutes before he attempted a water landing at lake carl blackwell in Oklahoma. The pilot did not bring the gear up prior to making the landing causing the aircraft to flip over the nose and come to rest on the top of the aircraft in the lake. There were 2 persons on board that sustained minor injuries. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT DEPARTED GUTHRIE OKLAHOMA IN A LIGHT SPORT SEA RAY AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT FLEW FOR APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES BEFORE HE ATTEMPTED A WATER LANDING AT LAKE CARL BLACKWELL IN OKLAHOMA. THE PILOT DID NOT BRING THE GEAR UP PRIOR TO MAKING THE LANDING CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER THE NOSE AND COME TO REST ON THE TOP OF THE AIRCRAFT IN THE LAKE. THERE WERE 2 PERSONS ON BOARD THAT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

NTSB investigation

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