Urban Air Sro SAMBA XXL accident near Carson City, NV
On August 16, 2013, an Urban Air Sro SAMBA XXL (airplane) was involved in an accident near Carson City, NV. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- August 16, 2013
- Place
- Carson City, NV
- Aircraft
- Urban Air Sro SAMBA XXL · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 39.180°N, 119.278°W
- NTSB ID
- 20130816X01804
Official records · WPR13FA376
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
***This report was modified on October 14, 2015. Please see the docket for this accident to view the original report.*** HISTORY OF FLIGHT On August 16, 2013, about 1600 Pacific daylight time, a special-light sport airplane (S-LSA), Urban Air SRO Samba XXL, N19UA, collided with flat desert terrain about 20 miles east of Carson City, Nevada. The airplane was operated by the owner under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91 as a personal flight. The sport pilot and passenger were fatally injured; the airplane was substantially damaged. The flight departed from the Carson Airport, (CXP), Carson City, Nevada, at an undetermined time. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight, and no flight plan had been filed. According to a deputy from the Lyon County Sheriff's Department, a call had been received from a motorist, who had observed the airplane wreckage from the road. The motorist indicated that the accident site was a mile inland, and two people were on board. The accident location was described as flat desert terrain. PERSONNEL INFORMATION Sport Pilot (right seat) The pilot, age 72, was a sport pilot, and had been issued a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) form 8710-2 student pilot certificate on July 7, 2011, with no limitations; the expiration date was July 31, 2016. A review of the pilot's logbook by the National Transportation Safety Board investigator-in-charge (NTSB IIC) revealed that the pilot logged 80.1 hours as of January 3, 2013. The NTSB IIC estimated his total time from January 3 to August 14, 2013, as 47.7 hours. The
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering, which led to the airplane exceeding its critical angle of attack and experiencing an aerodynamic stall/spin. Contributing to the accident was the improper location of the parachute activation handle and the pilot's failure to remove the handle's locking pin before 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.
