# Accident 20140428006229A: Evektor-Aerotechnik As SPORTSTAR PLUS, Monterey, CA, April 28, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 28, 2014, 10:45 local time
- Place: Monterey, CA
- Airport: Monterey Peninsula
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.5858° N, 121.8450° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5858&lon=-121.8450&mi=10
- Aircraft: N923LA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N923LA-2021-05-08) (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: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,750 total, 41 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR14CA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA175) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140428006229A

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TAXIING N923LA ADDED POWER INSTEAD OF REDUCING POWER WHEN TURNING/PARKING HIS AIRCRAFT IN FRONT OF HIS HANGAR. LOST CONTROL AND EXITED THE TAXIWAY INTO THE INFIELD CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 WPR14CA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA175), Apr 28, 2014: Evektor-Aerotechnik Sportstar Plus (N923LA), Monterey, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The sport pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during taxi as a result of improperly manipulating the engine power.

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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