Dinkel-Brook CORP SEA REY accident near Orlando, Florida, August 25, 1999
On August 25, 1999 at about 10:00 pm local time, a Dinkel-Brook CORP SEA REY, an amateur-built aircraft,, registered N1168D, was substantially damaged in an accident near Orlando, Florida. It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
the pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane resulting in an inadvertent stall at too low an altitude to recover.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- August 25, 1999 · about 10:00 pm local time
- Place
- Orlando, Florida · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Dinkel-Brook CORP SEA REY, amateur-built
- Registration
- N1168D · no longer on the register · serial 1DK082
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The pilot set up for landing into the wind on a lake, and observed a Jet Ski about 1/4 mile from his intended landing site. After a complete stop landing, he saw the Jet Ski approaching from his left 'very rapidly.' He applied power for takeoff, and saw that the Jet Ski was about 40 yards from the airplane. He rotated, banked left, and the airplane stalled. He reduced power, and attempted to regain directional control with ailerons, the controls were unresponsive. The left wing struck the surface of the water.
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: single-engine land; single-engine sea
- Flight time: 279 hours in all; 7 in this make and model; 20 in the last 90 days; 12 in the last 30 days; 235 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 290 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, May 5, 1999; 11 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,425 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Bombardier ROTAX 914 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: NONE Lake Rose FL at 9:30 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 120° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 25,000 ft; scat at 9,000 ft
- Temperature: 84°F (29°C), dew point 73°F (23°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 9:50 pm from MCO
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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