Amateur-built Aquilla accident near Eustis, Florida, November 13, 2004
On November 13, 2004 at about 5:30 pm local time, a amateur-built Aquilla, registered N2011G, was substantially damaged in an accident near Eustis, Florida (Mid Florida Airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 2 people were seriously injured. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The passenger's control interference, which resulted in a loss of control, and the airplane impacting a hangar during takeoff/initial climb.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- November 13, 2004 · about 5:30 pm local time
- Place
- Eustis, Florida · Mid Florida Airport · map
- Type
- Accident · collision on the ground
- Injuries
- 2 people were seriously injured.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Amateur-built Aquilla
- Registration
- N2011G · registry record · serial 33-466-15
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
An experimental amateur-built airplane, impacted a hangar during takeoff/initial climb. The pilot stated that while allowing his friend to control the airplane he appeared to panic, pulled the control bar to his chest, the airplane veered to the right, and the pilot could not regain control. According to the pilot, there were no known anomalies or malfunctions to the aircraft or any of its systems prior to the accident.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 2,000 hours in all; 200 in this make and model; 100 in the last 90 days; 30 in the last 30 days; 2,000 as pilot in command
- Last flight review: December 1, 2000
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: rear
- Injury: serious injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 223 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, October 1, 2004; 20 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,000 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Rotax 582 Blue Head (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: X55 Eustis FL at 5:30 pm
- Destination: X55
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 18, 3,200 ft by 100 ft
Weather at the time
- Wind: from 250° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 3,600 ft; a few clouds at 2,700 ft
- Temperature: 79°F (26°C), dew point 70°F (21°C)
- Altimeter: 30.09 inHg
- Observation at 5:36 pm from ORL, 26 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N2011G the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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