Aventura II N1204A

Summary

On 17 July 2015 at about 23:32 local time, a Aventura II registered N1204A was involved in an accident near Fenton, Michigan, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

17 July 2015 at 23:32

Classification

Accident

Location

Fenton, Michigan, United States

Coordinates

42.8567, -83.7197

Aircraft

Aventura II

Registration

N1204A

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Fenton → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA15CA143

Nobody was injured.

The failure of the student pilot to ensure that the experimental seaplane was airworthy prior to take off.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

In an email sent to a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Aviation Safety Inspector (ASI), by the student pilot, he reported that the experimental seaplane experienced a partial loss of engine power during takeoff about 400 feet above the ground. The student pilot stated that he turned the experimental seaplane toward the lake but as he ran out of "speed," he "pitched it to the right into some trees." A postaccident examination of the engine by the FAA ASI revealed that the fuel supply line to the forward carburetor was cracked and leaking. The cracked portion of the line was about ½ inch outboard of the carburetor fuel intake fitting. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the empennage when it impacted trees.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.