Frederickson Charles A PITTS S-2E N17CF
13 March 2010 · Okeechobee, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 13 March 2010 at about 21:45 local time, a Frederickson Charles A PITTS S-2E registered N17CF, operated by Serenity Transport LLC, was involved in an accident near Okeechobee, 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 21:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Okeechobee, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- River Acres Airport (FD70)
- Coordinates
- 27.3253, -81.0286
- Aircraft
- Frederickson Charles A PITTS S-2E
- Registration
- N17CF
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Serenity Transport LLC
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Okeechobee → Okeechobee
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ERA10CA182
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during a crosswind landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
According to the pilot, he encountered a strong crosswind during landing on runway 33, a 3,875-foot-long, 66-foot-wide, turf runway. After touchdown, the airplane veered to the left and the pilot was "unable to recover". The airplane departed the left side of the runway, struck an embankment, and nosed over. The airplane incurred substantial damage to the upper wing, empennage, and rudder. The pilot reported he did not experience any mechanical anomalies during the accident. The winds reported at the time of the accident were from 280 degrees at 13 knots, gusting to 19 knots.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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