# Accident 20090523010659A: Aerotr SAFARI, Lake City, MI, May 23, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 2009, 18:00 local time
- Place: Lake City, MI
- Airport: Home Acres Sky Ranch
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.3203° N, 85.1711° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3203&lon=-85.1711&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8035W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8035W-2013-07-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Trike SAFARI (registry code 05902UE, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-trike-safari) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 503 DCDI (registry code 55566, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-503-dcdi) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROTR SAFARI
- Reported engine: ROTAX
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 153 total, 65 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09CA334](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA334) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090523010659A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FROM RUNWAY 18 AT LAKE CITY AIRPORT.  THE AIRCRAFT HAD APPROXIMATELY 7 GALLONS OF FUEL.  THE PILOT AND PASSENGER COMBINED WERE 400 LBS.  WITH LIGHT WINDS OUT OF THE WEST,THE AIRCRAFT LIFTED OFF THE TURF STRIP AND STARTED TO DRIFT TOWARD THE TREES ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.  THE PILOT CORRECTED TO THE LEFT AND STALLED THE WING.  THE LEFT WING IMPACTED THE GROUND, LAYING THE FUSELAGE ON ITS SIDE.  THE PILOT BROKE HER ARM AND THE PASSENGER WAS UNINJURED.

## 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 CEN09CA334](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA334), May 23, 2009: Aerotrike Safari (N8035W), Lake City, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the initial climb.

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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