# Accident 20110105000159A: Pegasus 503 SPORT, Cambridge, OH, January 5, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 5, 2011, 16:00 local time
- Place: Cambridge, OH
- Airport: Hilltop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0831° N, 81.5892° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0831&lon=-81.5892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N456KL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N456KL-2018-01-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pegasus 503 SPORT (registry code 05901S3, https://openairdocs.org/model/pegasus-503-sport) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 503 DCDI (registry code 55566, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-503-dcdi) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PEGASUS 503 SPORT
- Reported engine: ROTAX 503 DCDI
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 20 total, 20 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11CA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA147) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110105000159A

## Narrative

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

AT ABOUT 1520 LOCAL ON 01/05/11, N456KL DEPARTED HILLTOP AIRPORT FOR A FLIGHT IN THE LOCAL AREA.  THE FLIGHT DURATION WAS ABOUT 40 MINUTES.  DURING APPROACH TO LANDING ON RUNWAY 02 AT HILLTOP, THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TREES AND THE GROUND ABOUT 200 FEET SHORT OF THE RUNWAY.

## 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 CEN11CA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA147), Jan 5, 2011: Pegasus 503 Sport (N456KL), Cambridge, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from trees and terrain during the landing approach.

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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