Lowerre Bruce T S 12-E accident near Pahokee, FL
On September 27, 2013, a Lowerre Bruce T S 12-E (airplane) was involved in an accident near Pahokee, FL. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- September 27, 2013
- Place
- Pahokee, FL
- Aircraft
- Lowerre Bruce T S 12-E · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 26.069°N, 80.687°W
- NTSB ID
- 20130928X04043
Official records · ERA13FA432
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- ATC 3 - Boca Raton ATCT Timeline: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- ATC 3 - Radar Plot and Uncorrelated Radar Data: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn September 27, 2013, at an undetermined time, an experimental amateur-built amphibious Lowerre S-12-E, N220BL, registered to and operated by a private individual, came to rest inverted in Lake Okeechobee near Pahokee, Florida, during an unknown phase of flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed for the 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91 personal flight from Boca Raton Airport (BCT), Boca Raton, Florida. The airplane sustained substantial damage, and the commercial pilot, the sole occupant, was fatally injured. The flight originated from BCT about 1442. The pilot's sister informed law enforcement that her brother left Margate that day at 1330, for BCT, where the airplane was based, and they intended on meeting later that day at 1700 hours at a restaurant in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The flight was cleared for takeoff from runway 05 at 1442:40 by controllers at the BCT Control Tower, for a northwest bound departure. At 1443:36, an uncorrelated radar target was noted about midpoint of the runway at 1,100 feet mean sea level (msl). The uncorrelated radar targets depicted the airplane continuing to the departure end of the runway, followed by a turn to a northwesterly heading. At 1446:20, the local controller instructed the pilot frequency change was approved, and provided the VHF frequency for West Palm Beach Approach Control. At that time, an uncorrelated radar target was located 2.63 nautical miles and 314 degrees from the departure end of runway 05. The pilot did not establish contact with West Pa
Probable cause
Undetermined because the wreckage was not recovered.
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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.
