14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Saturday, February 09, 2013 in Miami, FL
Probable Cause Approval Date: 07/18/2013
Aircraft: DRATBE SHMIEL AMIR CLASSIC EDGE X, registration: N662DA
Injuries: 2 Minor.
NTSB investigators used data provided by various entities, including, but not limited to, the Federal Aviation Administration and/or the operator and did not travel in support of this investigation to prepare this aircraft accident report.
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.
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident as follows:
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.
The student pilot/owner reported that he was flying eastbound with a passenger along 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 an intersecting (north/south) set of power lines, which crossed the canal, directly in its flight path. The pilot attempted to fly under the power lines to avoid them, but struck a tree on the canal's bank, and the airplane then impacted the water and submerged, which resulted in substantial damage to the airframe. Witnesses reported to the FAA that the airplane was flying just above the canal, below the height of the parallel lines, when it descended further, struck the tree, and the water. The student/pilot owner stated that there were no mechanical deficiencies with the airplane that would have prevented normal operation.
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Two occupants of an ultralight aircraft that crashed into a Florida Everglades canal early Saturday were pulled from the water by Good Samaritans who worried alligators would get to them first.
Jesse Kennon and Reynaldo Ordaz, tour guides at Original Coopertown Airboat, sprang into action when they saw the crash happen shortly before 10:30 a.m. near the airboat business at 22700 SW 8th St.
The aircraft’s riders, a man and woman, had been trying to land on a levee near the airboat business, when things went horribly wrong.
“We were watching him start to land,” Kennon said of the pilot. “He was almost on the ground. A gust of wind caught him and moved him sideways. And when it did, it put him in the canal system.”
When Ordaz and Kennon ran toward the canal, they saw the crash victims surfaced from the water, Kennon said. The woman freed herself, but the man still was buckled into the aircraft, Ordaz said.
“They were strapped down to that flying thing, so I jumped in the water as soon as I could,” Ordaz said.
Ordaz helped “because I know what’s in there: Gators,” he said.
“I helped them kind of get unstuck, and I helped them to the shore,” he said.
The aircraft occupants looked “shocked,” he said.
The man, who had a gash on his hand, "was pretty banged up,” Ordaz said. He was taken by helicopter to Kendall Regional Medical Center, according to Miami-Dade Fire Rescue. The woman didn't need to be taken to a hospital.
By 1 p.m., a tow truck arrived to pull the tiny red, black and white aircraft from the water.
Visitors at the airboat business, which also has a restaurant and gift shop, said they, too, saw the crash.
“We saw the ultralight coming down fast,” said Tom Petrak, one witness. “It looked like he was going to hit the power lines and it just dived, crashed on the ground and then fell right into the water.”
Ordaz and Kennon both said they were glad that they were there to help.
“It’s what you got to do when you see somebody in trouble. And if you can help them, go for it,” Ordaz said.
Kennon said: “We’re here all the time, so you just think about trying to get the people out of the water. That’s all. That’s the only thought you’ve got in your mind, to get them out and make sure they’re not hurt.”
The crash remains under investigation.
An ultralight plane that crashed on Saturday morning is pulled from an everglades canal.
Anthony Romano, NBC 6
The accident was reported shortly before 10:30 a.m. By 1 p.m., a tow truck arrived to helped pull the aircraft from the water.
WEST MIAMI-DADE, Fla. - One person was hospitalized Saturday morning after a small aircraft crash in West Miami-Dade, according to Miami-Dade Fire Dispatch.
Shortly after 11 a.m., crews were called to the scene off of Tamiami Trail, west of Krome Avenue. An ultralight aircraft was carrying two people when the accident happened.
Witnesses say the aircraft was trying to land on the levee when it caught some wind and went into the water.
A woman was pulled from the water, witnesses say she was fine and walking around after the crash. A man, also pulled from the water, needed to be airlifted to a hospital.
The NTSB and the Federal Aviation Administration are investigating this crash.
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One of two occupants on board a ultralight aircraft was taken to a hospital Saturday after an accident left their aircraft submerged in a waterway outside a restaurant and gift shop in the Florida Everglades, officials and witnesses say. The person was taken to Kendall Regional Medical Center, according to Miami-Dade Fire Rescue. The person's latest condition wasn't available.
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – An ultralight aircraft careened into a body of water in Southwest Miami-Dade on Saturday, according to the National Transportation Safety Board’s Terry Duprewe.
The accident happened around 9 a.m. Saturday near 22700 SW 8th Street, about five miles west of Crome Avenue.
Two passengers were on board, and were removed from the water. One man suffered a gash to one of his arms. The man was airlifted to Kendall Regional Hospital, Miami-Dade Fire Rescue reported.
Two people were on board the ultralight aircraft.
An FAA investigator is en route to the scene to assess the situation.
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