# Accident 20140409004999A: Aerotrike SAFARI, Littlefield, TX, April 9, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 9, 2014, 08:00 local time
- Place: Littlefield, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9103° N, 102.3304° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9103&lon=-102.3304&mi=10
- Aircraft: N678TW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N678TW-2018-01-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerotrike SAFARI (registry code 05901AA, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerotrike-safari) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 503 DCDI (registry code 55566, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-503-dcdi) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROTRIKE SAFARI
- Reported engine: ROTAX 503 DCDI
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA192) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140409004999A

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 9, 2014, AT APPROXIMATELY 0800, AN AEROTRIKE SAFARI LIGHT SPORT AIRCRAFT BEARING REGISTRATION NUMBER N678TW, REGISTERED TO THE PRIVATE OWNER, CRASHED DURING TAKE-OFF AT LITTLEFIELD TEXAS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (LUI).  THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON A VFR FLIGHT.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, AND THE PILOT SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM LITTLEFIELD, TEXAS ON APRIL 9, 2014.

## 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 CEN14LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA192), Apr 9, 2014: Aerotrike Safari (N678TW), Littlefield, TX, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The non-certificated pilot's in-flight loss of control for reasons that could not be determined from the available evidence.

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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