# NTSB Accident ERA11LA496
> **AERO ADVENTURE ZEPHYR II** · 2011-09-18 · Sylacauga, AL, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA11LA496
- **Event ID:** 20110918X93633
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2011-09-18
- **Location:** Sylacauga, AL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.169723, -86.303054
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** AERO ADVENTURE
- **Model:** ZEPHYR II
- **Registration:** N3577F
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's incapacitation due to a heart attack during takeoff, which led to an in-flight loss of airplane control.

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