N30581 is a 2002 Leza-Lockwood International AIR CAM. It is a fixed-wing multi-engine aircraft with 2 seats, powered by a Bombardier ROTAX (ALL). The registration is active, with the registrant based in Bradenton, FL. Its experimental airworthiness certificate was issued in Dec 2002. It has been registered to its current owner since Aug 2016. This page also carries 1 NTSB event.
- 24 years old
- 1 of 48 Leza-Lockwood International AIR CAM
2016
2002
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The pilot reported that he was flying at a low altitude over a river into hazy conditions and looking directly into the setting sun. The pilot stated that as he was preparing to divert to miss a flock of birds the airplane impacted a set of transmission wires, which struck and severed the airframe's wing support structures. The impact with the wires forced the airplane to a lower altitude and under a bridge in the airplane's flight path. After flying under the bridge and exiting on the opposite side, the airplane impacted a second set of transmission wires with the airplane's landing gear legs. The pilot stated that he then elected to make a forced landing on a river gravel bar; the airplane landed without incident and came to rest upright. A witness, who was camping nearby, observed the airplane flying about 20 to 40 feet above the river before going out of sight. The witness reported, "Approximately 5 seconds later I heard a 'large impact,' followed by an electrical discharge sound and the power going out at the campground."
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