Saccio Thomas A SEAWIND 3000 N516SW

Summary

On 18 September 2014 at about 16:45 local time, a Saccio Thomas A SEAWIND 3000 registered N516SW was involved in an accident near Bloomington, Indiana, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

18 September 2014 at 16:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Bloomington, Indiana, United States

Nearest airport

Monroe County Airport (KBMG)

Coordinates

39.1647, -86.6189

Aircraft

Saccio Thomas A SEAWIND 3000

Registration

N516SW

Category

Airplane

Year built

2007

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Madison → Bloomington

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN14LA504

2 people died.

An in-flight fire for reasons that could not be determined because the examination of the airplane did not reveal the source of the fire.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot and one passenger were on a cross-country flight in a single-engine amphibian airplane. The pilot reported to an airport tower air traffic controller that the airplane had a low fuel pressure indication and that he planned to fly directly to the airport. However, the airplane impacted terrain about 3 miles north of the airport. One witness reported seeing the airplane on fire before it crashed. A postcrash fire consumed most of the composite-frame airplane. An examination of the engine's accessories was not performed due to fire and thermal damage. Although the engine sustained fire damage, compression and continuity through the engine drive train was established, and no preimpact abnormalities were noted. A section of an alternator cable and a section of a fuel line that had signatures consistent with fraying and thermal damage, respectively, were examined to determine if chafing and electrical arcing had occurred between them. However, the examined sections exhibited no evidence of chafing and arcing. The accident is consistent with an in-flight fire; however, the source of the fire could not be determined because the examination did not reveal any preimpact abnormities.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.