# Accident 20180705009109A: Evektor-Aerotechnik As SPORTSTAR, Louisburg, NC, July 5, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 2018, 15:30 local time
- Place: Louisburg, NC
- Airport: Triangle North Executive
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0325° N, 78.3175° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0325&lon=-78.3175&mi=10
- Aircraft: N902HB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N902HB-2019-06-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Evektor-Aerotechnik SPORTSTAR (registry code 0600012, https://openairdocs.org/model/evektor-aerotechnik-sportstar) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EVEKTOR-AEROTECHNIK AS SPORTSTAR
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 14 total, 14 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA394](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA394) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180705009109A

## Narrative

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

ON THURSDAY, JULY 5, 2018, AT APPROXIMATELY 15:30 EDT, A EVEKTOR-AEROTECHNIK AS, SPORTSTAR, N902HB ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, CRASHED WHILE TURNING FROM BASE TO FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 23 AT TRIANGLE NORTH EXECUTIVE AIRPORT, LOUISBURG, NC.  IN HIS STATEMENT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SAID THE AIRCRAFT STALLED & SPUN JUST AS HE BEGAN HIS TURN TO FINAL.

## 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 GAA18CA394](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA394), Jul 5, 2018: Evektor Aerotechnik Sportstar (N902HB), Louisburg, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's distraction due to a previous runway excursion and navigational issues during the accident flight and his failure to maintain adequate airspeed and his exceedance of the…

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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