Rutherford Seawind 3000 accident near Sarasota, FL
On June 18, 2005, a Rutherford Seawind 3000 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Sarasota, FL. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- June 18, 2005
- Place
- Sarasota, FL
- Aircraft
- Rutherford Seawind 3000 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 27.400°N, 82.557°W
- NTSB ID
- 20050623X00848
Official records · ATL05LA103
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On June 18, 2005, at 1807 eastern daylight time, a Rutherford homebuilt Seawind 3000, N7117, registered to and operated by the Airline Transport Pilot, collided into an unoccupied elementary school and burst into flames shortly after takeoff from the Sarasota/Bradenton International Airport, in Sarasota, Florida. The personal flight was operated under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91, and visual flight rules. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The pilot received fatal injuries and the airplane sustained substantial damage. The flight originated from the Sarasota/Bradenton International Airport, in Sarasota, Florida, on June 18, 2005 at 1757. According to Air Traffic Controllers, the pilot requested a visual departure towards the Venice, Florida airport and departed the airport traffic area with a hand off to Tampa Approach Control. The pilot made initial contact with Tampa Approach Control and within two minutes the pilot requested a return to the Sarasota Airport. Tampa Approach Control instructed the pilot to turn north and issued a frequency change back to the Sarasota Airport Tower. The pilot checked in with the tower and requested a landing clearance back to Sarasota Airport. The controller issued a clearance to runway 27. About one minute later the pilot made a "mayday" call and declared that he was making a crash landing. There was no further communication. Witnesses stated that the airplane was flying slowly with erratic lateral and pitch excursions. A witness near the accident site stated that he could n
Probable cause
Maintenance personnel failure to secure throttle linkage on the carburetor which resulted in loss of engine power and a collision with a building.
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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.
