Pereyra AVENTURA II N32913

Summary

On 9 December 1996 at about 16:30 local time, a Pereyra AVENTURA II registered N32913, operated by Jose Castiglione, was involved in an accident near Rockledge, Florida, United States. 2 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

9 December 1996 at 16:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Rockledge, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Rockledge (X65)

Coordinates

28.3095, -80.7194

Aircraft

Pereyra AVENTURA II

Registration

N32913

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Jose Castiglione

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL97LA023

1 person had minor injuries.

The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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Before takeoff, the pilot completed a preflight inspection and engine runup, and reported that all systems were normal. As the airplane climbed through 400 feet, following the takeoff, the engine lost power. When attempts by the pilot to restart the engine failed, he selected a forced landing area for an emergency landing. During the landing roll to a road, the pilot realized that he could not negotiate a turn in the road and elected to continue into a rock quarry below the level of the road surface. The examination of the airplane and the two stroke engine assembly at the accident site failed to disclose a mechanical problem. The examination confirmed that all engine accessories and sub-systems were capable of normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.