Accident · 2025-05-17

NTSB case ERA25LA203 · SEAMAX AIRCRAFT LTDA SEAMAX M-22 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2025-05-17
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Serious injury
Aircraft: SEAMAX AIRCRAFT LTDA SEAMAX M-22 (N154RL)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed and his exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during the initial climb, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s decision to take off with a known tailwind.

Source: NTSB case ERA25LA203

Flight crew

Certification and experience as recorded in the NTSB accident database for this event. The NTSB records these facts about the crew's flying history; GroundCheck shows them as filed, without names or identities.

Role	Certificate	Instrument rating	Age	Medical	Flight hours
Pilot pilot flying	Commercial / Military / Private	Airplane / Helicopter	39	Class 3 (2021-01-25)	1,072 total · 45 in this make/model · 696 as PIC · 23 last 90 days

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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