Comp Air CA-8 crash, Apr 6, 2012 (1 killed), Everglades City
Comp Air CA-8 accident on April 6, 2012 near Everglades City, Florida, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: Pilot failed to maintain sufficient...
- Date: April 6, 2012
- Aircraft: Comp Air CA-8
- Location: Everglades City, Florida, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Pilot failed to maintain sufficient airspeed during the initial climb, resulting in an aerodynamic stall and loss of control, as recorded in the NTSB findings. The NTSB final report was not reviewed.
A homebuilt Comp Air CA-8 (N548SF) took off from Everglades City and turned sharply right at low altitude. It stalled and crashed, and the aircraft was largely consumed by a post-crash fire. The pilot was fatally injured. Toxicology found diazepam metabolites, but the drug was judged unlikely to have affected performance.