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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Air Creatio GTE · Springville, UT · June 14, 2010

Date: June 14, 2010 · 12:45 local
Place: Springville, UT
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N227EH
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR10LA292
Reported as: Air Creatio GTE
Reported engine: ROTAX 503
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 0

N227EHRegistered now · Air Creation GTES/N GTE503601 Airframe modelAir Creation GTE Engine modelRotax 503 series2 cycle

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What happened

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

The aircraft took-off from a baseball field behind a junior high school. On the climb out after departure, just shortly after rotation, the aircraft struck the power lines and shortly after the aircraft impacted the ground. The aircraft was distroyed and the non-pilot was fatally injured.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT TOOK-OFF FROM A BASEBALL FIELD BEHIND A JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL. ON THE CLIMB OUT AFTER DEPARTURE, JUST SHORTLY AFTER ROTATION, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE POWER LINES AND SHORTLY AFTER THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DISTROYED AND THE NON-PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB WPR10LA292Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportSpringville, UTThe pilot's inadequate preflight planning and his failure to maintain clearance from obstacles during takeoff. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of experience.Jun 14, 2010 · Substantial damage