# Accident 20170817010379A: Aerotechnik L-13 SEH VIVAT, Moses Lake, WA, August 17, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 2017, 15:40 local time
- Place: Moses Lake, WA
- Airport: Moses Lake Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.1419° N, 119.2378° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.1419&lon=-119.2378&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8230S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8230S-2018-02-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerotechnik L-13 SEH VIVAT (registry code 0090100, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerotechnik-l-13-seh-vivat) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Aerotecnik MIKRON III (registry code 64203, https://openairdocs.org/engine/aerotecnik-mikron-iii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROTECHNIK L-13 SEH VIVAT
- Reported engine: AEROTECNIK MIKRON III
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,600 total, 100 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA494](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA494) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170817010379A

## Narrative

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

PILOT FAILED TO USE CHECKLIST, AND DID NOT RETRACT DIVEBRAKE/SPOILERS PRIOR TO TAKE OFF. AIRCRAFT WAS UNABLE TO CLIMB WITH THESE DEVICES DEPLOYED . AIRCRAFT CRASHED BETWEEN 1/4 TO 1/2 MI FROM THE END OF DEPARTURE RUNWAY. PILOT WAS UNINJURED. AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED IN POST CRASH FIRE.

## 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 GAA17CA494](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA494), Aug 17, 2017: Aerotechnik L 13 SEH Vivat (N8230S), Moses Lake, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper takeoff configuration due to his failure to follow the pretakeoff checklist, which resulted in a loss of lift and collision with obstacles.

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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