# Accident 20250906021589A: Lafferty Jack SEAREY, Bell, FL, September 6, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 2025, 12:52 local time
- Place: Bell, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7950° N, 82.9201° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7950&lon=-82.9201&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2469J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2469J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lafferty Jack SEA REY (registry code 05619UY, https://openairdocs.org/model/lafferty-jack-sea-rey) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax SEE BOMBADIER (registry code 55555, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-see-bombadier) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LAFFERTY JACK SEAREY
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,147 total, 800 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA25LA335](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA335) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250906021589A

## Narrative

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

AN ACCIDENT ON SEPTEMBER 6, 2025, ON A SHORT FLIGHT FROM FLYING HARNESS FARMS 37FL TO LAND ON THE SUWANNEE RIVER, A SEAREY AMPHIBIOUS AIRCRAFT LANDED ON THE RIVER WITH THE MAIN LANDING GEAR STILL EXTENDED. THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED AND RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 ERA25LA335](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA335), Sep 6, 2025: Lafferty Jack SEA REY (N2469J), Bell, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to raise the landing gear before landing on the water.

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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