# Accident 20140719011589A: Evektor-Aerotechnik As SPORTSTAR, Wichita Falls, TX, July 19, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 2014, 10:30 local time
- Place: Wichita Falls, TX
- Airport: Kickapoo
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8607° N, 98.4891° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8607&lon=-98.4891&mi=10
- Aircraft: N636EV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N636EV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Evektor-Aerotechnik SPORTSTAR (registry code 0600012, https://openairdocs.org/model/evektor-aerotechnik-sportstar) (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
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 2,274 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14LA385](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA385) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140719011589A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 19, 2014, AT 1600Z,  AN EVEKTOR-AEROTECHNIKAS, SPORTSTAR, REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE OWNER, LOST POWER AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON A TRAINING FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, THE PILOT AND INSTRUCTOR PILOT WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM WICHITA FALLS, TX.

## 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 CEN14LA385](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA385), Jul 19, 2014: Evektor-Aerotechnik Sportstar (N636EV), Wichita Falls, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power, which resulted in a forced landing on unsuitable terrain. The reason for the loss of engine power could not be determined during postaccident examination.

## Other reports on N636EV (2)

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

- [Incident 20111020026509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111020026509I), Oct 20, 2011: Evektor-Aerotechnik As SPORTSTAR (N636EV), Red Creek, AZ, Minor damage. Pilot landed in Red Creek, AZ on an unpaved runway. The pilot landed hard and the nose wheel sustained damage. Due to the damage, there was not proper nose…
- [Accident 20110508008869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110508008869A), May 8, 2011: Evektor-Aerotechnik As SPORTSTAR (N636EV), Scottsdale, AZ, Substantial damage. On 5/8/11 at the sdl airport the student pilot lost control of the light sport Sportstar aircraft on the takeoff roll. The aircraft departed the runway and…

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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