AQP: UNKNOWN

Aero AT-4 / 700S | N8548U

Mount Dora, Florida

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Key facts

  • DateMarch 22, 2025
  • Local time9:30 AM
  • LightDay
  • WeatherVMC
  • Phase of flightTakeoff
  • People on board1
  • Fatalities1
  • AirportX61

Accident Location

City, State
Mount Dora, Florida
Latitude
28.734722
Longitude
-81.634167
Airport ID
X61

Aircraft Info

N Number
N8548U
Make
Aero
Model
AT-4 / 700S
Category / Class
Aircraft Single Engine Land
Amateur Built
No

Pilot Info

Pilot in command
Clouse, Thomas Luke, MD
Gender
Male
Age
73
Certification
Private Pilot
IFR rating
No
Medical
None
Flight school
No
Instructional flight
No

Analysis

Weather
VMC
Time of day
Day
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Pilot error
Unknown
Pilot incapacitation
Unknown
People on board
1
PIC fatality
1
Total fatalities
1
NTSB travel
Unknown
AQP category
UNKNOWN →

Probable Cause

THE DTSB

Pending. Aircraft took off to the west and did become airborne but entered aerodynamic stall for unknown reasons, and crashed in a nose low, near vertical attitude. The pilot was ejected from the aircraft upon impact and was found deceased near the burning wreckage. No eye witness accounts have been submitted to date. No medical since 2004.

NTSB

None yet (final report not yet published).

Recommendation

THE DTSB

Pending.

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