Airtime CYGNET accident near Pensacola, FL
On August 27, 2018, an Airtime CYGNET was involved in an accident near Pensacola, FL. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- August 27, 2018
- Place
- Pensacola, FL
- Aircraft
- Airtime CYGNET · WSFT
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 30.363°N, 87.059°W
- NTSB ID
- 20180827X54207
Official records · ERA18FA235
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn August 27, 2018, about 1215 central daylight time, an Airtime Aircraft, Inc., Cygnet weight-shift-controlled aircraft, N186AT, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Pensacola Beach, Florida. The student pilot was fatally injured. The aircraft was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 instructional flight that departed about 1205. The pilot, who also owned the accident aircraft had completed his first flight in about 1 year the day before the accident; the flight was conducted with an instructor. The instructor stated that the pilot flew very well during the flight. The pilot flew with the instructor again the day of the accident, during which they flew about 2 hours and performed over 20 touch-and-go landings in the water of Santa Rosa Sound, an inland waterway north of Pensacola Beach. They also performed stalls, steep turns, and spiral recovery. The instructor stated that the pilot was flying "perfectly" and was ready for his first solo flight. They landed near the shore and the flight instructor got out of the aircraft. He told the pilot to complete several left rectangular patterns at 500 ft above ground level (agl) with subsequent water landings and takeoffs. He also reminded the pilot that he had "200 less pounds in the back seat." The instructor watched the aircraft depart westbound, perpendicular to the shore, and stated that the takeoff and climb appeared normal and the engine power settings sounded normal. However, as the airplane became established on downwind, about 400 to 500 ft agl, the inst
Probable cause
The student pilot's loss of aircraft control for undetermined reasons.
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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.
