Extra Flugzeugbau EA300/L accident near Golden Gate, FL
On January 31, 2003, an Extra Flugzeugbau EA300/L (airplane) was involved in an accident near Golden Gate, FL. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- January 31, 2003
- Place
- Golden Gate, FL
- Aircraft
- Extra Flugzeugbau EA300/L · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 26.064°N, 81.592°W
- NTSB ID
- 20030205X00162
Official records · MIA03FA050
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On January 31, 2003, about 0745, eastern standard time, an Extra Flugzeugbau GMBH EA300/L, N33KL, registered to and operated by a private individual, as a Title 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight, crashed in the Picayune Strand State Forest, in southeastern Collier County, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed. The airplane was destroyed, and the two occupants, a private-rated pilot, and an airline transport- rated passenger, received fatal injuries. The flight originated at Wing South Airpark, Naples, Florida, the same day, about 0730. A witness who was in the state forest at the time, said that he had noticed the accident airplane performing aerobatic maneuvers. After performing some aerobatics it approached his position from the north, in level flight, above the trees, on a course such that it would bypass his position slightly to the west. He said that as the airplane approached, the engine noise grew louder, and disrupted his activities, so he ceased what he was doing, and observed the airplane as it passed by. He said he saw the airplane perform a slight roll to both sides, followed by a larger roll to each side, and further stated that each rolling maneuver appeared to be deliberate, and not to be unusual. As the airplane bypassed his position, he said he lost sight of it due to the trees that he was standing among, and a short time thereafter he heard a loud bang, and the airplane's engine noise ceased, followed by complete silence. He reported hearing the engine and that there were no indications of engine p
Probable cause
The airplane's entry into a near vertical descent for undetermined reasons, which resulted in a collision with terrain during the resultant descent.
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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.
