Dratbe Shmiel Amir CLASSIC EDGE X N662DA

Summary

On 9 February 2013 at about 15:20 local time, a Dratbe Shmiel Amir CLASSIC EDGE X registered N662DA, operated by Mijares John A, was involved in an accident near Miami, Florida, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

9 February 2013 at 15:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Miami, Florida, United States

Coordinates

25.7569, -80.5564

Aircraft

Dratbe Shmiel Amir CLASSIC EDGE X

Registration

N662DA

Engines

1

Operator

Mijares John A

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Homestead → Miami

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA13CA130

2 people had minor injuries.

The student pilot's decision to fly at low altitude surrounded by tree, wire, and water hazards, and his failure to maintain clearance from those obstacles.

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

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The student pilot/owner reported that he was flying eastbound with a passenger and was following two dirt roads, a set of power lines, and a canal that were all oriented east-west and parallel to one another. As the airplane flew along the canal, a "downdraft" or "rotor" caused a sudden loss of altitude, which placed the airplane directly in the flightpath of an intersecting (north/south) set of power lines that crossed the canal. The pilot attempted to fly under the power lines to avoid them but struck a tree on the canal's bank. The airplane then impacted the water and submerged, which resulted in substantial damage to the airframe. Witnesses reported observing the airplane flying just above the canal, below the height of the parallel lines, when it descended further, struck the tree, then the water. The student pilot/owner reported no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.