20140912017289A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Evektor-Aerotechnik SPORTSTAR · Sheridan, IL · September 12, 2014

Date
September 12, 2014 · 15:33 local
Place
Sheridan, IL
Airport
Cushing Field Ltd
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N800NW
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN14CA499
Reported as
Evektor-Aerotechnik Sportstar
Reported engine
ROTAX 912ULS
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
2
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
1,510 total800 in this make and model109 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On September 12, 2014, the pilot in command of N800NW, an Evektor Sportstar, a light aircraft, departed Cushing field (08C) in Illinois on a training flight. The aircraft departed runway 36 on a northerly heading. The PIC of the aircraft entered a stall/spin condition and struck power lines located approximately 1300 feet from the departure end of runway 36. The aircraft came to a rest beside a road located between the power lines and Cushing field.

The two occupants of the aircraft sustained serious injuries.

As the FAA filed it

ON SEPTEMBER 12, 2014, THE PILOT IN COMMAND OF N800NW, AN EVEKTOR SPORTSTAR, A LIGHT AIRCRAFT, DEPARTED CUSHING FIELD (08C) IN ILLINOIS ON A TRAINING FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 36 ON A NORTHERLY HEADING. THE PIC OF THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED A STALL/SPIN CONDITION AND STRUCK POWER LINES LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 1300 FEET FROM THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 36. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A REST BESIDE A ROAD LOCATED BETWEEN THE POWER LINES AND CUSHING FIELD.

THE TWO OCCUPANTS OF THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.