# Accident 20140524006889A: Evolution Trikes REVO, Williamsburg, VA, May 24, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 2014, 20:21 local time
- Place: Williamsburg, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2300° N, 76.8000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2300&lon=-76.8000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9912S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9912S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Evolution Trikes REVO (registry code 060007T, https://openairdocs.org/model/evolution-trikes-revo) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EVOLUTION TRIKES REVO
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,700 total, 900 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14CA262](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA262) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140524006889A

## Narrative

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

PILOT SLOWED AIRCRAFT FOR PHOTO OPPORTUNITY AND LOWERED ELEVATION.  AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO STALL AND PILOT ATTEMPTED TO ADD POWER.  PILOT WAS UNABLE TO RECOVER FULL FLIGHT BEFORE STRIKING THE SURFACE OF THE RIVER.

## 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 ERA14CA262](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA262), May 25, 2014: Evolution Trikes Revo (N9912S), Williamsburg, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed while maneuvering at low altitude, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and impact with water.

## Other reports on N9912S (1)

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

- [Accident 20160709006809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160709006809A), Jul 9, 2016: Evolution Trikes REVO (N9912S), Newark, IL, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. On July 9, 2016 at approximately 0744 local time, N9912S, a light sport weight-shift-control aircraft was substantially damaged in an accident on landing…

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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