Aeros Venture 2000 accident near Bad Axe, MI
On July 23, 2018, an Aeros Venture 2000 was involved in an accident near Bad Axe, MI. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- July 23, 2018
- Place
- Bad Axe, MI
- Aircraft
- Aeros Venture 2000 · WSFT
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 43.781°N, 83.001°W
- NTSB ID
- 20180724X25843
Official records · ANC18LA057
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn July 23, 2018, about 1645 eastern daylight time, an Aeros Venture 2000 experimental light sport weight-shift control aircraft, N43865, sustained substantial damage when it was involved in an accident near Bad Axe, Michigan. The airline transport pilot was fatally injured. The aircraft was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations CFR Part 91 personal flight. According to a family member, the pilot had recently purchased the accident aircraft, which required that it be disassembled and trailered to his home. The family member reported that the accident flight was either the pilot's first or second flight since the purchase. The family member also noted that the pilot had owned three weight-shift control aircraft in the past and had significant weight-shift control experience. Witnesses reported seeing the accident aircraft in a spiraling, descending turn as it maneuvered toward a rural roadway. As the aircraft continued to descend and neared the roadway, the wings momentarily leveled, then the aircraft immediately rolled inverted. The witnesses said that as the aircraft began to recover, it impacted a stand of tall trees that bordered the roadway, resulting in substantial damage to the wings and fuselage. PERSONNEL INFORMATIONNo personal flight records were located for the pilot, and the aeronautical experience listed in this report was obtained from FAA records on file in the Airman and Medical Records Center located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. On his first-class medical certificate application, dated October 27, 2017, he indicated that his tota
Probable cause
The pilot's loss of aircraft control for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.
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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.
