# NTSB Accident ERA24LA349
> **SMITH T GUNTER QUICK SILVER SP II** · 2024-08-16 · Mobile, AL, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA24LA349
- **Event ID:** 20240817194943
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2024-08-16
- **Location:** Mobile, AL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 30.535448, -88.023288
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** SMITH T GUNTER
- **Model:** QUICK SILVER SP II
- **Registration:** N2342D
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane in gusty wind conditions while flying low over water, which resulted in the floats impacting a wave and the airplane’s subsequent nose over into the water.

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