# Accident 20250703008409A: Kyle Koncak AVENTURA II, Deland, FL, July 3, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 2025, 10:00 local time
- Place: Deland, FL
- Airport: Deland Municipal-Sidney H Taylor Fi
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.0642° N, 81.2830° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.0642&lon=-81.2830&mi=10
- Aircraft: N508K (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: KYLE KONCAK AVENTURA II
- Reported engine: AEROMOMENT AM15 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA25LA256](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA256) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250703008409A

## Narrative

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

ON 07/03/2025, AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^DEPARTED KDED WITH AND CRASHED IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKE-OFF SUBSTANTIALY DAMAGING THE AIRCRAFT.  THE PILOT WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT AND WAS AIRLIFTED TO THE HOSPITAL IN SERIOUS CONDITION. ON-SCENE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE SEAT SECURITY STAP WAS ACTING AS A GUST LOCK RESTRICTING FULL TRAVEL OF THE FLIGHT CONTROL STICK. NO MECHANICAL ISSUES WERE DISCOVERED.

## 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 ERA25LA256](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA256), Jul 3, 2025: Kyle Koncak Aventura II (N508K), DeLand, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The uncertificated pilot’s failure to remove an improvised gust lock which resulted in a loss of aircraft control at an altitude too low to recover.

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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