At approximately 1530 Central time, the float-equipped airplane was substantially damaged when it collided with a 17-foot powerboat during a water takeoff. The Commercial pilot and two passengers in the airplane were not injured; the boats sole occupant was fatally injured. Visual conditions prevailed. Initial witness statements indicate the powerboat emerged from a channel and crossed in front of the airplanes takeoff path. Witnesses observed that before completing the crossing, the boat executed a U-turn in front of the airplane. The pilot attempted to get the airplane airborne early avoid the watercraft. The airplanes floats struck the fiberglass boat; the airplane then nosed over into the water. The airplane sustained structural damage and was partly submerged.
May 24, 2007, Leeville, La., Cessna U206G
At approximately 1530 Central time, the float-equipped airplane was substantially damaged when it collided with a 17-foot powerboat during a water takeoff. The Commercial pilot and two passengers in the airplane were not injured; the boats sole occupant was fatally injured. Visual conditions prevailed.
Key Takeaways:
- A float-equipped airplane collided with a 17-foot powerboat during a water takeoff, resulting in substantial damage to the plane and a fatality to the boat's sole occupant.
- The accident occurred when the powerboat emerged from a channel, crossed the airplane's takeoff path, and then executed a U-turn directly in front of the aircraft.
- The pilot attempted an early takeoff to avoid the watercraft, but the airplane's floats struck the boat, causing the airplane to nose over into the water.
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