Darrow Stephen A AVENTURA N1317L

Summary

On 21 March 2011 at about 14:15 local time, a Darrow Stephen A AVENTURA registered N1317L was involved in an accident near Ferris, Texas, 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.

Date

21 March 2011 at 14:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Ferris, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Private Airstrip (N/A)

Coordinates

32.5072, -96.5928

Aircraft

Darrow Stephen A AVENTURA

Registration

N1317L

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Palmer → Ferris

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN11CA242

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s loss of aircraft control during landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was delivering the amphibious airplane to the owner's private grass airstrip. While on final approach, the pilot lost control and the airplane impacted the ground in a left wing low attitude. The airplane came to rest in an upright position short of the runway's threshold. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the wing. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane prior to the accident. He said that the airplane's windshield was dirty and that while landing he couldn't see through it.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.