SERS · Ditommasso-Keminski Great Lakes 2T-1A · 2003-03-22 · Daytona Beach, FL, USA
Event
NTSB number
MIA03LA080
Event ID
20030326X00391
Type
Accident
Date
2003-03-22
Location
Daytona Beach, FL, USA
Coordinates
29.078056, -81.044441
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
1
Minor
1
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
Ditommasso-Keminski
Model
Great Lakes 2T-1A
Registration
N1980A
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot's improper preflight planning/decision to perform a second flight with known deficiencies in equipment, and his failure to maintain airspeed above the airplane's stall speed while maneuvering to reverse direction to land, after the engine subsequently ceased to operate, which resulted in a stall/mush, an inflight lost of control, an uncontrolled descent, and an impact with a ditch.