Stol UC-1 TWIN BEE N9509U
4 July 2008 · Bunnell, Florida, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 4 July 2008 at about 14:45 local time, a Stol UC-1 TWIN BEE registered N9509U, operated by SPS Palm Coast, was involved in an accident near Bunnell, Florida, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. 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 14:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bunnell, Florida, United States
- Coordinates
- 29.7789, -81.3439
- Aircraft
- Stol UC-1 TWIN BEE
- Registration
- N9509U
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- SPS Palm Coast
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Palm Coast → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC08CA241
People
2 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Probable cause
The flight instructor's inadequate recovery from a bounced landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The certificated flight instructor (CFI) and the student pilot of the UC-1 Twin Bee completed one uneventful landing on a lake. The CFI then decided to practice glassy water landings with the student, and took off to land on a different lake. A witness stated that the airplane "bounced" when it first contacted the water, and the airplane's right pontoon separated from the wing when it "hit" the water on a second touchdown. The airplane then turned 180 degrees, and sank. The airplane sustained substantial damage from the accident. The pilot reported no mechanical anomalies with the airplane. The winds reported at an airport 11 miles to the southeast, at the time of the accident, were calm.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Stol UC-1 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Oct 2014 | Stol UC 1 | Jacksonville, Texas, United States | Yellow Peril Aero LLC | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Feb 2019 | Stol UC-1 | Winter Haven, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 Jul 1996 | Stol UC-1 | Princeton, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 May 1995 | Stol UC-1 | Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 Sep 1983 | Stol UC-1 | Lake Hamilton, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 May 1978 | Stol UC-1 | Champion, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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