Interavia E-3 accident near Santa Rosa Bch, FL
On July 24, 2002, an Interavia E-3 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Santa Rosa Bch, FL. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- July 24, 2002
- Place
- Santa Rosa Bch, FL
- Aircraft
- Interavia E-3 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 30.364°N, 86.204°W
- NTSB ID
- 20020802X01290
Official records · MIA02LA139
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Transcription of Communications: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On July 24, 2002, about 1137 central daylight time, an experimental Interavia E-3, N1535G, registered to a private individual, crashed near Santa Rosa Beach, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed for the 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight. The airplane was substantially damaged and the commercial-rated pilot, the sole occupant, was fatally injured. The flight originated at approximately 1034, from the Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport, Destin, Florida. According to a transcription of communications with Eglin Air Force Base Radar Approach Control, the pilot first contacted clearance delivery at 1033:18, and advised that the flight was at the Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport, and was departing runway 14. He also advised the controller that the flight would proceed to the east practice area and then would return to the departure airport, with negative transponder. The controller advised the pilot to contact departure and specified the frequency which was acknowledged by the pilot. At 1038:55, the pilot advised the South Approach Control (SA) controller that the flight was 2 miles southeast of the east training area, that transmission was acknowledged by the controller. At 1134:34, the pilot advised the SA controller that the flight was planning on returning to the departure airport which was acknowledged by the controller. The SA controller then provided the pilot with an altimeter setting which he acknowledged. There were no further recorded transmissions from the pilot; the airplane was lost from radar at 1
Probable cause
The separation of the canopy for undetermined reasons.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
