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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Seamax Aircraft Ltda SEAMAX M-22 · Dahlgren, VA · May 17, 2025

Date: May 17, 2025 · 15:10 local
Place: Dahlgren, VA
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N154RL
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA25LA203
Reported as: Seamax Aircraft Ltda Seamax M-22
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,788 total44 in this make and model22 in the last 90 days

N154RLRegistration cancelled May 26, 2026 · Seamax Aircraft Ltda SEAMAX M-22S/N 154 · Built 2019 Airframe modelSeamax Aircraft Ltda SEAMAX M-22 Engine modelRotax 912 IS series4 cycle

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What happened

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PIC had landed and water taxied to a local dock. PIC was pressured by individuals not to dock and to depart. Two attempts at takeoff were unsuccessful due to winds and rough water. PIC accepted a tailwind factor for another attempt. Aircraft lifted off and a left turn was initiated at about 100FT AGL. Aparently the left wing stalled and aircraft crashed. There was a post crash fire in engine compartment.

Pilot was rescued from the wreckage and pulled from the water by local waterman and EMS. Airman sustained serious injuries and was airlifted to medical facility in Washington d.c. aircraft was destroyed on landing. Visible signs on aircraft engine of fire damage.

As the FAA filed it

PIC HAD LANDED AND WATER TAXIED TO A LOCAL DOCK. PIC WAS PRESSURED BY INDIVIDUALS NOT TO DOCK AND TO DEPART. TWO ATTEMPTS AT TAKEOFF WERE UNSUCCESSFUL DUE TO WINDS AND ROUGH WATER. PIC ACCEPTED A TAILWIND FACTOR FOR ANOTHER ATTEMPT. AIRCRAFT LIFTED OFF AND A LEFT TURN WAS INITIATED AT ABOUT 100FT AGL. APARENTLY THE LEFT WING STALLED AND AIRCRAFT CRASHED. THERE WAS A POST CRASH FIRE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT.

PILOT WAS RESCUED FROM THE WRECKAGE AND PULLED FROM THE WATER BY LOCAL WATERMAN AND EMS. AIRMAN SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES AND WAS AIRLIFTED TO MEDICAL FACILITY IN WASHINGTON D.C. AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED ON LANDING. VISIBLE SIGNS ON AIRCRAFT ENGINE OF FIRE 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.

NTSB ERA25LA203Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportDahlgren Center, VAThe pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed and his exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during the initial climb, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s decision to take off with a known…May 17, 2025 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N154RL · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

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