Auxier Herschel A Jr SEA REY AMPHIBIAN N54114

Summary

On 2 October 1998 at about 15:30 local time, a Auxier Herschel A Jr SEA REY AMPHIBIAN registered N54114 was involved in an accident near Keystone Height, Florida, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

2 October 1998 at 15:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Keystone Height, Florida, United States

Coordinates

29.5892, -82.0791

Aircraft

Auxier Herschel A Jr SEA REY AMPHIBIAN

Registration

N54114

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Melrose → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL99LA003

Nobody was injured.

The pilots failure to attain adequate airspeed, which resulted in a stall, and loss of control.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot, after about nine touch and go landings on Lake Geneva, he noticed the tenth takeoff was sluggish and required more time to get off the water. Once airborne the aircraft began a left bank, and aileron control would not correct for it. The aircraft spiraled left until the left wingtip and nose contacted the water. The pilot stated that he may not have reached minimum control speed before takeoff and stalled the aircraft. Examination of the airplane found no mechanical defects.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.