Pro Star PRO TECH accident near Sebring, FL
On December 17, 1995, a Pro Star PRO TECH (airplane) was involved in an accident near Sebring, FL. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- December 17, 1995
- Place
- Sebring, FL
- Aircraft
- Pro Star PRO TECH · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 27.491°N, 81.450°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001207X05056
NTSB summary
On December 17, 1995, about 1543 eastern standard time, a Pro Star, Pro Tech, N2071H, registered to a private owner, crashed while maneuvering in the vicinity of Sebring, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The airplane was destroyed. The commercial pilot/flight instructor and student pilot were fatally injured. The airplane departed from Sebring Regional Airport, Sebring, Florida, about 8 minutes before the accident. A pilot who observed the airplane on takeoff from Sebring Airport stated the airplane became airborne in an estimated 45-degree nose-up attitude. The airplane started to mush into the runway, landed hard, continued the takeoff, and departed the traffic pattern at about 1535. Two witnesses stated they observed the airplane flying southeast towards Sebring Regional Airport between 500 to 1,000 feet. The airplane was observed to start a shallow descent followed by an abrupt pull up. The left wing was observed to separate from the airplane and fall to the ground in two pieces. The airplane rolled right, pitched down, and collided with the ground. Another witness stated he was standing in his yard next to his workshop, when he heard a change in engine noise from an approaching airplane. He looked up and saw the airplane at about 1,000 feet flying towards the Sebring Airport. The airplane disappeared from view behind a tree. A few seconds later, he heard a loud bang. He moved to another location and observed the right wing come off the airplane. The airplane rolled to the right, the nose pitched down, and he heard the ai
Probable cause
the pilot-in-command(CFI) allowed the airplane's design limits to be exceeded which resulted in the overload failure and separation of the right wing.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
