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 the fatal injury of the boat's sole occupant.
- The airplane's commercial pilot and two passengers were uninjured, but the aircraft sustained substantial structural damage and was partly submerged.
- The collision occurred when the powerboat emerged from a channel, crossed the airplane's takeoff path, and then unexpectedly executed a U-turn directly in front of the aircraft.
- The pilot attempted to get the airplane airborne early to avoid the watercraft, but the floats struck the boat, causing the airplane to nose over.
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