Waterwings SEAREY N42685
26 March 2006 · Vicksburg, Mississippi, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 26 March 2006 at about 21:20 local time, a Waterwings SEAREY registered N42685, operated by Daniel K. Fordice, was involved in an accident near Vicksburg, Mississippi, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 21:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Vicksburg, Mississippi, United States
- Coordinates
- 32.2369, -90.9236
- Aircraft
- Waterwings SEAREY
- Registration
- N42685
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Daniel K. Fordice
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Vicksburg → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DFW06CA092
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The pilot's inadvertent reduction of power resuting in a collision with water. Contributing factors were the low altiude selected and the pilot's inattention.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The 2,530-hour private pilot/owner was flying his experimental single-engine, amphibious airplane about 10-feet-high above the Mississippi River when he realized that the landing gear was extended. When the pilot attempted to retract the landing gear, he accidentally pulled the throttle back to the idle position, instead of the manual landing gear release lever. The pilot immediately realized what he had done and pushed the throttle to full power; however, the nose of the airplane had already dropped and the airplane collided with the water while at an airspeed of 70 to 75 miles per hour. Upon impact with the water, the airplane flipped-over. The pilot and his passenger were able to exit the airplane unassisted and swam to shore. The airplane sank in the river and attempts to locate it were unsuccessful. The airplane is still missing and presumed to be destroyed.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Jul 2006 | Cessna 172N | Petal, Mississippi, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 15 Oct 2006 | Cessna 182 | Vicksburg, Mississippi, United States | Jay Air | No injuries | - |
| 27 Dec 2006 | Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) 415-C | Lakeshore, Mississippi, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Sep 2006 | Piper PA-23-250 | Newton, Mississippi, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Jul 2006 | Curtiss-Wright TRAVEL AIR 4000 | Jackson, Mississippi, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 18 May 2006 | Beechcraft BE33 | Greenville, Mississippi, United States | Leigh A New | No injuries | - |