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Mejia BACON II N24EM

2 June 1998 · Winter Haven, Florida, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 2 June 1998 at about 17:00 local time, a Mejia BACON II registered N24EM was involved in an accident near Winter Haven, 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.

The record

Date
at 17:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Winter Haven, Florida, United States
Nearest airport
Gilbert Field Municipal (GIF)
Coordinates
28.0392, -81.7205
Aircraft
Mejia BACON II
Registration
N24EM
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
MIA98LA173

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

The pilot's improper use of brakes on landing rollout.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot stated he used excessive brakes on landing rollout and the airplane nosed over and came to a complete stop inverted.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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