Mcmurray David C SEAREY accident near Webb, NY
On September 4, 2014, a Mcmurray David C SEAREY (airplane) was involved in an accident near Webb, NY. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- September 4, 2014
- Place
- Webb, NY
- Aircraft
- Mcmurray David C SEAREY · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 43.924°N, 74.909°W
- NTSB ID
- 20140905X23646
Official records · ERA14LA423
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
On September 4, 2014, about 1105 eastern daylight time, an experimental amateur-built amphibious McMurray Searey seaplane, N8768B, operated by a private individual, was substantially damaged while landing on the Stillwater Reservoir, Webb, New York. The commercial pilot was fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan had been filed for the flight that originated at the Boonville Airport, Boonville, New York. The personal flight was conducted under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. According to records obtained from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the airplane was purchased by the pilot through a corporation on March 3, 2014. The airplane was equipped with a Rotax 912 ULS, 100-horsepower engine and originally issued an airworthiness certificate on July 1, 1997. According to information obtained from an FAA inspector, the pilot was practicing touch-and-go takeoffs and landings on the reservoir. A witness observed the airplane departing from the water and flying overhead before losing sight of it behind trees. The witness stated that the airplane sounded as if it was approaching for another landing and she heard a series of engine "sputters and roars" followed by silence; however, she did not associate the sounds with an airplane accident. The airplane was subsequently located nose down, submerged in the water, with the pilot, located in the interior of the empennage. The canopy was completely fractured and the airframe around the forward portion of the canopy was substantially damaged. Examination of the ai
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the amphibious airplane while practicing touch-and-go takeoffs and landings on a reservoir.
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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.
