Capra, Salvatore O AVENTURA 2 accident near Des Allemands, LA
On April 22, 2009, a Capra, Salvatore O AVENTURA 2 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Des Allemands, LA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- April 22, 2009
- Place
- Des Allemands, LA
- Aircraft
- Capra, Salvatore O AVENTURA 2 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 29.815°N, 90.474°W
- NTSB ID
- 20090423X05316
Official records · CEN09LA262
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
On April 22, 2009, about 1540 central daylight time, a Salvatore Capra Aventura II homebuilt amphibious airplane, N912SC, was substantially damaged following impact with trees shortly after taking off from Bayou Des Allemands, Des Allemands, Louisiana. The private pilot was fatally injured. The personal flight was being conducted under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 without a flight plan. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. A witness, who was a pilot, observed the airplane flying back and forth along the bayou for about one hour before it landed on the water. He said it appeared the pilot then attempted to taxi the airplane to a nearby pier, but was having difficulty due to high winds causing the airplane to weathervane into the wind. The winds were described as 10 to 20 miles per hour and gusty from the southwest. After ten to fifteen minutes the pilot then took off to the south. After reaching about 100 feet the airplane started a level, left, downwind turn to the east in 20 to 30 degrees of bank. The airplane then began to descend, maintaining the same bank and attitude until it hit a tree and impacted the ground. The witness described the area where the airplane took off from as being a bay lined by trees, which provided a wind break, until the area where the pilot started the downwind turn. At that point the trees ended. The witness described the engine running normally before the accident. Winds at New Orleans (MSY), 17 miles northeast of Des Allemands, at 1553 were from 220 degrees at 12 knots. Winds
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to achieve adequate altitude and airspeed before beginning a downwind turn after takeoff.
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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.
