Turck G L/Duflo J T SEA REY N914SR

Summary

On 2 August 2010 at about 15:15 local time, a Turck G L/Duflo J T SEA REY registered N914SR, operated by Delmer B. Taylor, was involved in an accident near Winter Haven, Florida, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

2 August 2010 at 15:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Winter Haven, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Jack Brown Seaplane Base (F57)

Coordinates

28.0575, -81.7628

Aircraft

Turck G L/Duflo J T SEA REY

Registration

N914SR

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Delmer B. Taylor

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Winter Haven → Winter Haven

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dawn

NTSB number

ERA10LA391

1 person died.

The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed on approach for landing, resulting in an inadvertent stall/spin and collision with water.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

A witness observed the seaplane during the initial climbout from a lake with a high angle of attack. After barely clearing trees, it made a left climbing turn and appeared to join the base leg of the traffic pattern for either the runway or the lake. The seaplane made a steep left turn and entered a left spin, impacting the lake in a nose-down attitude. A review of the of the seaplane’s performance specifications indicated that the seaplane would stall at 38 mph in the accident configuration. A postaccident examination of airframe, flight controls, engine assembly, and accessories revealed no anomalies. There were additionally no mechanical or electrical problems noted with the engine during an engine run and examination.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.