Accident · 2004-05-16

NTSB case NYC04LA130 · High Craft Buccaneer · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2004-05-16
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Minor injury
Aircraft: High Craft Buccaneer (NUNREG)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: Theodore Covert Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): Theodore Covert

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during landing, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and subsequent impact with the water. A factor was the pilot's lack of experience in the airplane and his diverted attention.

Source: NTSB case NYC04LA130

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

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

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