# Accident 20010714018919A: Stemme S10VT, Antigo, WI, July 14, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 2001, 13:00 local time
- Place: Antigo, WI
- Airport: Langlade County Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.1395° N, 89.1502° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1395&lon=-89.1502&mi=10
- Aircraft: N502SC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N502SC-2002-01-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stemme S10-VT (registry code 1130872, https://openairdocs.org/model/stemme-s10-vt) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STEMME S10VT
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01LA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA216) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010714018919A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(.19) ON JULY 14, 2001, AT 1300 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A STEMME S10-VT MOTOR-GLIDER, N502SC, WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE AFTER AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT THE LANGLADE COUNTY AIRPORT (AIG), ANTIGO, WISCONSIN. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.  THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91 AND WAS NOT ON A FLIGHT PLAN.  THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED.  THE LOCAL FLIGHT DEPARTED FROM AIG AT 1255.  THE PILOT REPORTED THAT APPROXIMATELY ONE MILE AFTER TAKEOFF AT 1000 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL HE HEARD A LOUD POP AND HAD SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT.  AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS CONDUCTED TO AIG WHERE THE PILOT AND PASSENGER EVACUATED THE AIRCRAFT.                                          (-23) ON JULY 14, 2001, AT 1300 CST, A STEMME S10-VT, N502SC, OWNED BY AND OPERATED BY STUART KENT CORNEW, EXPERIENCED AN INFLIGHT FIRE AFTER DEPARTING LANGLADE COUNTY AIRPORT, ANTIGO, WISCONSIN. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT IMMEDIATELY RETURNED TO LANGLADE COUNTY AIRPORT WHERE THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER EVACUATED BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI01LA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA216), Jul 14, 2001: Stemme S10-VT (N502SC), Antigo, WI, destroyed. Probable cause: The cause of the loss of engine power and in-flight fire was undetermined.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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