# Accident 20260910011899A: Gernon Aviation Inc SEAREY, De Quincy, LA, September 10, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 10, 2026, 15:00 local time
- Place: De Quincy, LA
- Airport: De Quincy Industrial Airpark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.4365° N, 93.4715° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4365&lon=-93.4715&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80515, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N80515) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gernon SEAREY (registry code 05615ZP, https://openairdocs.org/model/gernon-searey) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax SEE BOMBADIER (registry code 55555, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-see-bombadier) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GERNON AVIATION INC SEAREY
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912 ULS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 71 total, 16 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN26LA315](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA315) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260910011899A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT OF AN EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR-BUILT AIRPLANE ENCOUNTERED A CROSSWIND GUST OF AIR DURING TAKE-OFF RUNWAY 340 FROM DE QUINCY INDUSTRIAL AIRPARK (5R8) IN DE QUINCY, LA. THE PILOT STATED HE BEGAN TAKE-OFF ROLL AND GAINED ENOUGH SPEED TO LIFT THE TAIL WHEEL OFF THE GROUND. THE PILOT SAID A LARGE GUST OF WIND LIFTED THE WINDWARD WING (RIGHT WING) AND THE FRONT LANDING GEAR OFF THE GROUND, ABOUT 10-15 FEET IN THE AIR, AND INTO A LEFT ANGLE OF BANK. THE PILOT SAID HE THROTTLED UP AND USED RIGHT FULL RUDDER TO CORRECT HIS HEADING BUT LOST LIFT DUE TO THE LEFT ANGLE OF BANK. THE AIRCRAFT THEN VEERED LEFT, LANDED HARD IN THE GRASS, RESULTING IN A LH MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSE WITH AMPHIBIOUS HULL FUSELAGE DAMAGE AT 1500CST/2000Z.

## 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 CEN26LA315](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA315), Sep 10, 2026: Progressive Aerodyne Searey (N80515), DeQuincy, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff after encountering a wind gust. Contributing to the accident was nearby convective activity.

## Other reports on N80515 (1)

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

- [Incident 20061205027689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061205027689I), Dec 5, 2006: Amtr SEAREY (N80515), New Smyrnabeach, FL. (-23) Pilot requested grass landing and forgot to put gear down, no damage to aircraft.

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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