# NTSB Accident ERA14FA464
> **FORTUNA DAVE SONEX** · 2014-04-05 · Dunnellon, FL, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA14FA464
- **Event ID:** 20140410X75226
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2014-04-05
- **Location:** Dunnellon, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 29.030834, -82.387779
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** FORTUNA DAVE
- **Model:** SONEX
- **Registration:** N229P
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The in-flight collision with a tree in a heavily wooded area during controlled flight while the pilot was attempting a forced landing for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence. Contributing to the delay in locating the wreckage were the nonactivation of the emergency locator transmitter and delayed coordination between the Civil Air Patrol and multiple local and state agencies.

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