Turck G L/Duflo J T SEA REY accident near Winter Haven, FL
On August 2, 2010, a Turck G L/Duflo J T SEA REY (airplane) was involved in an accident near Winter Haven, FL. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- August 2, 2010
- Place
- Winter Haven, FL
- Aircraft
- Turck G L/Duflo J T SEA REY · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 28.058°N, 81.763°W
- NTSB ID
- 20100802X52334
Official records · ERA10LA391
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On August 2, 2010, at 1115 eastern daylight time, an experimental amateur-built Duflo Sea Rey, N914SR, experienced a loss of control during an approach for landing at Jack Brown's Seaplane Base (F57) Winter Haven, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The personal flight was operated in accordance with 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. The certificated private pilot was killed. The flight originated at F57 about 1113. One witness stated that he was helping to get seaplanes into Lake Jessie when he observed the accident seaplane on a very slow climb out, with a high angle of attack from the lake. It appeared to the witness as if the pilot was "hanging the aircraft on the prop." The seaplane barely cleared the trees at the edge of the lake and made a left climbing turn as if the pilot was trying to gain altitude. The witness walked towards an office and observed the seaplane on what appeared to be a base leg for landing. He was not sure if the seaplane was going to land on the runway or in the lake. The seaplane made a steep left turn and entered a left spin. The seaplane rotated about one complete turn before it impacted the lake in a nose-down attitude. Another witness was on final approach to runway 5 at F57 while conducting an instructional flight with a student. The instructor pilot heard the accident pilot report a left base on the common traffic advisory frequency. The instructor looked back over his shoulder and observed the Sea Rey at his 8 o’clock position about 400 feet above the ground. The landin
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed on approach for landing, resulting in an inadvertent stall/spin and collision with water.
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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.
