Saldairiaga BUCCANEER II N813LJ

Summary

On 1 November 1997 at about 20:48 local time, a Saldairiaga BUCCANEER II registered N813LJ was involved in an accident near Clermont, Florida, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

1 November 1997 at 20:48

Classification

Accident

Location

Clermont, Florida, United States

Coordinates

28.5500, -81.7504

Aircraft

Saldairiaga BUCCANEER II

Registration

N813LJ

Category

Ultralight

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA98LA018

1 person died.

failure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed, while maneuvering at a low altitude, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and subsequent in-flight collision with terrain.

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Witnesses stated they observed the airplane start a steep left turn, estimated more than a 45 degree angle of bank, between 150 to 300 feet at a slow airspeed. The airplane appeared to enter an accelerated stall. The nose pitched down, and the airplane collided with the ground in a left wing low, nose-down attitude. Before the airplane collided with the ground, the engine was heard to increase to full power. Examination of the airframe and flight control assembly revealed no evidence of a precrash mechanical failure or malfunction.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.