Lamont AVENTURA II N9138W
10 September 2005 · Hope, Maine, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 10 September 2005 at about 20:10 local time, a Lamont AVENTURA II registered N9138W was involved in an accident near Hope, Maine, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously 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 20:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hope, Maine, United States
- Coordinates
- 44.2211, -69.1897
- Aircraft
- Lamont AVENTURA II
- Registration
- N9138W
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Belfast → Hope
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- IAD05CA134
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin and subsequent impact with water. A factor to the accident was the wind gusts.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
An amateur built airplane, operated by an uncertificated pilot, completed a turn to the base traffic pattern leg. After encountering a gust of wind, the airplane stalled, entered a spin, and impacted water, resulting in serious injury and substantial damage.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other accidents in this area
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Aug 2005 | Beechcraft 1900D | Rockland, Maine, United States | Colgan Air. Inc | No injuries | - |
| 5 Aug 2005 | Cessna C-172G | Eustis, Maine, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Sep 2005 | Beechcraft BE-390 | Rockland, Maine, United States | J.I. Kislak Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 12 Sep 2005 | Piper PA-46-500TP | Rangeley, Maine, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Apr 2005 | Cessna 150F | China, Maine, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 May 2005 | Piper PA-28-180 | Portland, Maine, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |