# Accident 20120614009639A: Evektor-Aerotechnik As SPORTSTAR PLUS, Eri, CO, June 14, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 2012, 08:53 local time
- Place: Eri, CO
- Airport: Eri Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0103° N, 105.0481° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0103&lon=-105.0481&mi=10
- Aircraft: N617EV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N617EV-2018-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Evektor-Aerotechnik SPORTSTAR PLUS (registry code 060004N, https://openairdocs.org/model/evektor-aerotechnik-sportstar-plus) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EVEKTOR-AEROTECHNIK AS SPORTSTAR PLUS
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 610 total, 95 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12CA370](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA370) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120614009639A

## Narrative

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

INSTRUCTOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CERTIFICATE NUMBER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS CONDUCTING SOFT FIELD TAKE OFFS WITH STUDENT PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IN A SPORTSTAR PLUS AIRCRAFT N617EV AT THE ERI MUNICIPAL AIRPORT RUNWAY 33 ON 06/14/2012 AT APPROXIMATELY 08:50 MOUNTAIN TIME. AIRCRAFT DRIFTED TO THE EAST HIT THE ROOF OF A HOUSE LOCATED AT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THEN IMPACTED THE CONCRETE DRIVEWAY AND SKIDDED TO STOP AT THE INTERSECTION OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. AIRCRAFT IS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. BOTH PILOTS INCURED MINOR INJURIES.

## 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 CEN12CA370](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA370), Jun 14, 2012: Evektor-Aerotechnik Sportstar Plus (N617EV), Erie, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s improper performance of a soft field takeoff procedure, which resulted in a loss of airplane control, and the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action to correct the situation.

## Other reports on N617EV (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20071115828959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071115828959A), Nov 15, 2007: Amtr SPORTSTAR (N617EV), Erie, CO, Substantial damage. (-23) On November 15, 2007 at approximately 11:25 MDT, N617EV, an evektor/sport star experienced oscillations and veered off the runway, at Erie, CO airport…

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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