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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Aveko Sro VL-3 LSA · Boyd, TX · May 30, 2010

Date
May 30, 2010 · 09:15 local
Place
Boyd, TX
Phase of flight
Maneuver
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N801GB
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN10FA277
Reported as
Aveko Sro VL-3 LSA
Reported engine
ROTAX 912UL2
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
2
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On 05/30/2010 at 09:30, an Aveko Sro light sport N801GB operated by dennis gartman lost control of the aircraft and crashed into trees near Boyd, TX while performing stall maneuvers on a VFR flight with IMC weather conditions prevailing. No flight plan was filed. The aircraft was destroyed on impack. The student pilot and instructor pilot were seriously injured and care flighted to the local hospital. The pilot hold a student pilot certificate. The flight oringinated from stevenville regional airport, Texas.

As the FAA filed it

ON 05/30/2010 AT 09:30, AN AVEKO SRO LIGHT SPORT N801GB OPERATED BY DENNIS GARTMAN LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND CRASHED INTO TREES NEAR BOYD, TX WHILE PERFORMING STALL MANEUVERS ON A VFR FLIGHT WITH IMC WEATHER CONDITIONS PREVAILING. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED ON IMPACK. THE STUDENT PILOT AND INSTRUCTOR PILOT WERE SERIOUSLY INJURED AND CARE FLIGHTED TO THE LOCAL HOSPITAL. THE PILOT HOLD A STUDENT PILOT CERTIFICATE. THE FLIGHT ORINGINATED FROM STEVENVILLE REGIONAL AIRPORT, TEXAS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.