Colyaer Sl FREEDOM S100 N4450E

Summary

On 9 July 2008 at about 16:17 local time, a Colyaer Sl FREEDOM S100 registered N4450E, operated by Anthony K. Baker, was involved in an accident near Limestone, Alabama, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

9 July 2008 at 16:17

Classification

Accident

Location

Limestone, Alabama, United States

Coordinates

31.5672, -87.3836

Aircraft

Colyaer Sl FREEDOM S100

Registration

N4450E

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Anthony K. Baker

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Decatur → Decatur

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA08LA138

2 people died.

The pilot's loss of aircraft control for undetermined reasons while making a water landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The private pilot was receiving 10 hours of transition training in the S-LSA seaplane from the pilot-rated passenger at the time of the accident. Witnesses stated that they did not see the accident but heard it; they then observed the airplane resting upside down in the water with one wing separated. Examination of the available wreckage did not reveal any evidence of preimpact failures or malfunctions. Examination of the landing gear revealed that it was retracted and undamaged. The main landing gear doors were separated from the hull structure and the gear door's hooks were intact and undamaged. Examination of the right flap attachment actuator found it consistent with a 10- to 15- degree flap-down position. The final position on the global positioning system (GPS) unit found in the wreckage placed the airplane near the accident site. The last calculated velocity and direction of travel was 72 miles per hour (ground speed) with a course of 229 degrees true. Based on the GPS tracklog and the examination of the airplane, the pilot was likely making a water landing at the time of the accident.

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