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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Air Creations Clipper · Clark, SD · July 14, 2015

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Date: July 14, 2015 · 14:50 local
Place: Clark, SD
Airport: Clark
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: UNREG
Reported as: Air Creations Clipper
Reported engine: ROTAX 582
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 2

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What happened

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On July 14, 2015 an Air Creations Clipper (LSA) owned by privacy data omitted was involved in an accident during take-off climb out operations, while on a personal pleasure flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft was substantially damaged, and the pilot and the passenger were both injured. The pilot did not hold any type of certificate. The flight originated at the Clark, SD airport, on July 14, 2015 at approximately 1550 CDT.

As the FAA filed it

ON JULY 14, 2015 AN AIR CREATIONS CLIPPER (LSA) OWNED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT DURING TAKE-OFF CLIMB OUT OPERATIONS, WHILE ON A PERSONAL PLEASURE FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, AND THE PILOT AND THE PASSENGER WERE BOTH INJURED. THE PILOT DID NOT HOLD ANY TYPE OF CERTIFICATE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE CLARK, SD AIRPORT, ON JULY 14, 2015 AT APPROXIMATELY 1550 CDT.