# Accident 20100614035689A: Air Creatio GTE, Springville, UT, June 14, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 2010, 12:45 local time
- Place: Springville, UT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1650° N, 111.5964° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1650&lon=-111.5964&mi=10
- Aircraft: N227EH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N227EH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Creation GTE (registry code 0590031, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-creation-gte) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 503 series (registry code 55564, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-503-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIR CREATIO GTE
- Reported engine: ROTAX 503
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR10LA292](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA292) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100614035689A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR10LA292](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA292), Jun 14, 2010: Air Creation GTE (N227EH), Springville, UT, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The 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.

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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