Pereyra AVENTURA N366RC
14 January 2020 · East Palatka, Florida, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 14 January 2020 at about 23:26 local time, a Pereyra AVENTURA registered N366RC was involved in an accident near East Palatka, Florida, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. 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 23:26
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- East Palatka, Florida, United States
- Coordinates
- 29.6553, -81.6183
- Aircraft
- Pereyra AVENTURA
- Registration
- N366RC
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 2005
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- East Palatka → East Palatka
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ERA20CA081
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to properly configure the amphibious airplane for a water landing, which resulted in it flipping over.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
According to the pilot, he took off from a river behind his home and proceeded to a local airport where he lowered the landing gear and performed three touch-and-go landings. The pilot said he was preoccupied during the return flight to the river for a water landing and "forgot" to retract the landing gear for the pontoon-hull landing. At touchdown, the airplane immediately flipped over and came to rest inverted. The fuselage forward of the landing gear sustained substantial damage.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Pereyra AVENTURA accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Oct 2019 | Pereyra AVENTURA | Tavares, Florida, United States | Sport Flying USA Inc | No injuries | - |
| 9 Dec 1996 | Pereyra AVENTURA II | Rockledge, Florida, United States | Jose Castiglione | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Aug 2020 | Piper PA32 | Tallahassee, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Jun 2020 | Bell 206 | Coconut Creek, Florida, United States | Hmc Lift Llc | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 Jun 2020 | Piper PA46 | Williston, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 May 2020 | Airbus Helicopters AS350 | Clewiston, Florida, United States | MacNeil Aviation LLC | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jan 2020 | Piper PA28 | Naples, Florida, United States | Apflight Llc | No injuries | - |
| 31 Dec 2020 | Cessna 501 | Opa Locka, Florida, United States | Interstellar Air LLC | No injuries | - |