William E Furr SEAREY N815Z

Summary

On 10 April 2008 at about 12:30 local time, a William E Furr SEAREY registered N815Z was involved in an accident near Winter Springs, Florida, 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.

Date

10 April 2008 at 12:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Winter Springs, Florida, United States

Coordinates

28.7133, -81.2681

Aircraft

William E Furr SEAREY

Registration

N815Z

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Winter Springs → Polk City

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA08CA088

1 person was seriously injured.

The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection of the airplane.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot stated that he performed a preflight inspection of the airplane but did not use a checklist. He performed "preflight checks", an "engine run-up" and checked the flight controls before takeoff. During the takeoff run while flying on the step before lifting off, "something let go and all of a sudden the aircraft was upside down." He further stated, "He did a poor job inspecting this aircraft" and he "...overlooked" the missing nut from the right horizontal stabilizer. Postaccident inspection of the airplane by an FAA inspector revealed the forward attach point of the right horizontal stabilizer was not secured. The attach nylon lock nut was missing and the bolt which secures the right horizontal stabilizer was backed out of the forward attach point .

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.