Stuhlmiller Robert EUROPA accident near Beloit, OH
On June 26, 2015, a Stuhlmiller Robert EUROPA (airplane) was involved in an accident near Beloit, OH. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- June 26, 2015
- Place
- Beloit, OH
- Aircraft
- Stuhlmiller Robert EUROPA · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 40.911°N, 81.000°W
- NTSB ID
- 20150626X00651
Official records · CEN15FA281
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn June 26, 2015, about 1830 eastern standard time, a homebuilt Europa XL airplane, N149RS, impacted terrain near Beloit, Ohio. The airplane was substantially damaged and the private rated pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was registered to and operated by Sancap Aircraft Inc., under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and the airplane was not on a flight plan. The local flight originated from the Tri-City Airport (3G6), Sebring, Ohio at an unknown time. An individual at the airport recalled that the pilot had recently replaced the battery in the airplane. Later, as he was mowing the grass, he saw the pilot taxiing the airplane towards the north, then back south with the canopy open; he did not recall the time, but thought it was sometime between 1800-1830. The pilot departed to the north from runway 35. An individual, who was checking on soy bean crops, noticed the airplane wreckage located about a half-mile from the airport in a soybean field, and notified authorities about 1837. A person familiar with the pilot reported that the pilot had not flown the airplane in "a couple" years, but was looking forward to doing so. PERSONNEL INFORMATIONThe pilot held a private pilot certificate with rating for single and multi-engine land airplane, and instrument and glider ratings. The pilot held a third class special medical certificate that was issued on June 1, 2011, with the restriction; "must have available glasses for near vision". The medical certificate expired on June
Probable cause
The pilot’s incapacitation in flight due to a cardiovascular event.
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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.
