ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 161021
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| Date: | Friday 27 September 2013 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Spencer Air Car S-12-E |
| Owner/operator: | Lowerre Bruce T |
| Registration: | N220BL |
| MSN: | 220 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2012 |
| Engine model: | Continental 6-285-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lake Okeechobee, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Boca Raton, FL (BCT) |
| Pahokee, FL | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
After takeoff, the flight proceeded to a lake, where during an unknown phase of flight, the amphibious airplane came to rest inverted and partially submerged with a portion of the right wing separated. There were no witnesses to the accident, and the airplane was found the following day. The aft section of the hull was above the water, and both main landing gear were submerged and not visible. The pilot was found still strapped into his seat, and his body was recovered. The outer portion of the airplane's right wing, which was found floating near the wreckage, was also recovered. An attempt to recover the airplane from the lake was made about one month after the accident; however, it could not be located. Examination of the separated section of the right wing revealed no evidence of preimpact failure or malfunction. Although a diver who helped recover the pilot's body reported that the airplane's landing gear was damaged, because the airplane was not recovered, no determination could be made as to the position of the landing gear at water contact.
Probable Cause: Undetermined because the wreckage was not recovered.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=220BL
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Sep-2013 14:59 | gerard57 | Added |
| 29-Sep-2013 05:51 | Anon. | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Narrative] |
| 29-Sep-2013 07:23 | gerard57 | Updated [Aircraft type, Source] |
| 29-Sep-2013 18:57 | Geno | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Dec-2017 17:48 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
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