# Accident 20090504007609A: Polari 582FIB, Lexington, SC, May 4, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 2009, 14:30 local time
- Place: Lexington, SC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7869° N, 81.0947° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7869&lon=-81.0947&mi=10
- Aircraft: N171MB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N171MB-2017-07-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Polaris Motors 582 FIB (registry code 05903VT, https://openairdocs.org/model/polaris-motors-582-fib) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582E (registry code 55557, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: POLARI 582FIB
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09LA281](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA281) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090504007609A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MAY 04, 2009, AT ABOUT 1430 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A POLARIS F1B EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT N171MB REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OPERATING AS 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT CRASHED IN A WOODED AREA AFTER TAKING OFF FROM LAKE MURRAY IN LEXINGTON, SC.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITION PREVALED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.  THE PILOT AND PASSENGER HAD SERIOUS INJURIES.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DOES NOT HAVE OR EVER HELD A PILOT CERTIFICATE AND ONLY HAS A AIRFRAME AND POWERPLANT CERTIFICATE.  NO AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE RECORDS, AIRWORTHY CERTIFICATE, REGISTRATION WERE FOUND IN THE AIRCRAFT.  THE FAMILY MEMBERS COULD NOT LOCATE ANY RECORDS AT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ RESIDENT AND STATED "WE DON'T THINK MY FATHER HAD ANY RECORDS".

## 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 ERA09LA281](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA281), May 4, 2009: Polaris Motors 582 FIB (N171MB), Lexington, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The non-certificated pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during initial climb, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the non-certificated pilot’s lack of…

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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