# Benton Fred D SEAWIND 3000

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 05606IY
- Manufacturer (registry): BENTON FRED D
- Model: SEAWIND 3000
- Aircraft type: Fixed wing single engine
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: 1 · Reciprocating
- Seats: 4
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Certification: Not type certificated
- Registered aircraft: 0
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/benton-fred-d-seawind-3000

Model codes come from the FAA registry's reference file. ADs are matched to them by model name and maker.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs)

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None matched.

## Registered aircraft

None registered with this model now.

## NTSB investigations (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 ERA13FA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13FA109), Jan 12, 2013: Benton Fred D Seawind 3000 (N829GS), Sarasota, FL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inability to establish a normal climb rate after takeoff for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded…

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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.

- [Accident 20130112002199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130112002199A), Jan 12, 2013: Benton Fred D SEAWIND 3000 (N829GS), Sarasota, FL, Destroyed, 2 fatal. On January 12, 2013, about 1529 eastern standard time, a Benton seawind 3000, N829GS, was destroyed Following a collision with trees and terrain after takeoff…
- [Incident 20120915022339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120915022339I), Sep 15, 2012: Benton Fred D SEAWIND 3000 (N829GS), Sebastian, FL, No damage. Aircraft departed vero beach enroute to bowling green, WI when the aircraft failed to maintain enough power to climb. The pilot decided he could not safely…

## Service difficulty reports (2)

As reported by operators and repair stations, by the model named in the report.

- [SDR 2016FA0000500](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2016FA0000500), Oct 3, 2016: LINE. FAILED. DURING PRELANDING CHECK, THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR INDICATOR LIGHT WAS OUT AND HYDRAULIC PRESSURE WAS AT ZERO. ATTEMPTED TO RETRACT RIGHT MAIN GEAR OR TO LOWE
- [SDR 99ZZZX1405](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99ZZZX1405), Feb 11, 1999: PISTON. FAILED. DURING CLIMB, ENGINE LOST POWER. AIRCRAFT MADE EMERGENCY LANDING. NR 2 PISTON HAD HOLE THROUGH SIDE IN RING LAND AREA. NOSE SEAL DISLODGED, ALL OIL LOST OVERBOA

## The same model under other registry codes

Amateur-built copies and renamed makers get their own codes.

- [Easter William Craig SEAWIND 3000](https://openairdocs.org/model/easter-william-craig-seawind-3000): 2 registered aircraft, registry code 05623R6
- [Elsworth Roy H SEAWIND 3000](https://openairdocs.org/model/elsworth-roy-h-seawind-3000): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05605NV
- [Boltair SEAWIND 3000](https://openairdocs.org/model/boltair-seawind-3000): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056060C
- [Grimaud Joseph A JR SEAWIND 3000](https://openairdocs.org/model/grimaud-joseph-a-jr-seawind-3000): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05606XK
- [Keith Walljasper SEAWIND 3000](https://openairdocs.org/model/keith-walljasper-seawind-3000): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05609PI
- [Norcross Geoffrey C SEAWIND 3000](https://openairdocs.org/model/norcross-geoffrey-c-seawind-3000): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05611KX
- [Lohr Frederick T SEAWIND 3000](https://openairdocs.org/model/lohr-frederick-t-seawind-3000): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05611Z3
- [Parks J L/Dreffin D SEAWIND 3000](https://openairdocs.org/model/parks-j-l-dreffin-d-seawind-3000): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05613V0
- [Lynch Edward J SEAWIND 3000](https://openairdocs.org/model/lynch-edward-j-seawind-3000): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056140L
- [Weller Wallace L SEAWIND 3000](https://openairdocs.org/model/weller-wallace-l-seawind-3000): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05617I1
- [Seawind Associates SEAWIND 3000](https://openairdocs.org/model/seawind-associates-seawind-3000): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056199H
- [Swann Lynn J SEAWIND 3000](https://openairdocs.org/model/swann-lynn-j-seawind-3000): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056269H

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