Evektor-Aerotechnik As Sportstar Plus accident near Marysville, OH
On March 5, 2010, an Evektor-Aerotechnik As Sportstar Plus (airplane) was involved in an accident near Marysville, OH. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- March 5, 2010
- Place
- Marysville, OH
- Aircraft
- Evektor-Aerotechnik As Sportstar Plus · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 40.230°N, 83.370°W
- NTSB ID
- 20100309X95845
Official records · CEN10FA141
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On March 5, 2010, at 0857 eastern standard time, a special light sport Evektor-Aerotechnik AS Sportstar Plus, N930LA, impacted terrain near Marysville, Ohio. Instrument conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 flight was not operating on a flight plan. The sport pilot and one passenger were fatally injured. The flight originated from Greenwood Municipal Airport (HFY), Indianapolis, Indiana, at 0716 and was en route to New Castle Municipal Airport (UCP), New Castle, Pennsylvania. According to an employee of a fixed base operator at HFY, the pilot pulled up in his Jeep and asked about the self-serve fuel pumps. The employee told the pilot that the self-serve pumps were being worked on and was then asked by the pilot to “top off” the airplane. The employee added 3.8 gallons of 100 low lead (100LL) fuel to the left fuel tank and did not see the airplane again. A fuel service form dated March 4, 2010, at 1345 showed the airplane was serviced with 3.8 gallons of 100LL. The pilot’s flight instructor stated that the pilot had “mentioned” that he was going to fly to Pennsylvania, but he never gave a reason for the trip. The pilot did not reserve the airplane through the Greenwood Flying Club’s on-line scheduling system, but two other club members had done so for the day of the accident. The two other members separately reserved the airplane at 1000 and at 1100 or 1130. The airplane was not at the airport when either of the two other pilots arrived for their flights. The flight instructor thought it was “strange” that
Probable cause
The pilot's improper decision to initiate and continue a flight into instrument meteorological conditions that led to spatial disorientation and a loss of control during cruise flight.
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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.
