# Accident 20130530008199A: Evektor-Aerotechnik As SPORTSTAR PLUS, Elyria, OH, May 30, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 2013, 20:00 local time
- Place: Elyria, OH
- Airport: Lorain County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3442° N, 82.1778° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3442&lon=-82.1778&mi=10
- Aircraft: N319SV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N319SV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Evektor - Aerotechnik A S SPORTSTAR MAX (registry code 060006Z, https://openairdocs.org/model/evektor-aerotechnik-a-s-sportstar-max) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13LA308](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA308) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130530008199A

## Narrative

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

ON TOUCH N GO TAKEOFF AT 50-60 FT. ALTITUDE, THE CANOPY LATCH BECAME UNLATCHED ALLOWING THE CANOPY TO SPRING OPEN. PILOT ELECTED TO LAND ON REMAINING RUNWAY AND WENT OFF THE END. AIRCRAFT HIT LANDING LIGHT AND WENT ABOUT 300FT IN THE GRASS COLLAPSING THE NOSE GEAR.

## 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 CEN13LA308](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA308), May 30, 2013: Evektor-Aerotechnik Sportstar Plus (N319SV), Elyria, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the canopy latch spring, which caused the canopy to open during initial climb. Contributing to the accident was the installation of an improper part in the canopy latch assembly, which…

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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