Lowerre Bruce T S 12-E N220BL

Summary

On 27 September 2013, a Lowerre Bruce T S 12-E registered N220BL, operated by Lowerre Bruce T, was involved in an accident near Pahokee, 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

27 September 2013

Classification

Accident

Location

Pahokee, Florida, United States

Coordinates

26.0686, -80.6869

Aircraft

Lowerre Bruce T S 12-E

Registration

N220BL

Category

Airplane

Year built

2012

Engines

1

Operator

Lowerre Bruce T

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Boca Raton → Pahokee

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA13FA432

1 person died.

Undetermined because the wreckage was not recovered.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

After takeoff, the flight proceeded to a lake, where during an unknown phase of flight, the amphibious airplane came to rest inverted and partially submerged with a portion of the right wing separated. There were no witnesses to the accident, and the airplane was found the following day. The aft section of the hull was above the water, and both main landing gear were submerged and not visible. The pilot was found still strapped into his seat, and his body was recovered. The outer portion of the airplane's right wing, which was found floating near the wreckage, was also recovered. An attempt to recover the airplane from the lake was made about one month after the accident; however, it could not be located. Examination of the separated section of the right wing revealed no evidence of preimpact failure or malfunction. Although a diver who helped recover the pilot's body reported that the airplane's landing gear was damaged, because the airplane was not recovered, no determination could be made as to the position of the landing gear at water contact.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.