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FAA incident report · Pipistrel VIRUS 912 · Santa Fe, NM · April 18, 2019

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Date
April 18, 2019 · 11:48 local
Place
Santa Fe, NM
Airport
Santa Fe Municipal
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N9HN
Reported as
Pipistrel Virus 912
Reported engine
ROTAX 912UL
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
N9HNRegistration cancelled Jun 7, 2019 · Pipistrel VIRUS 912S/N 149V9120804KIT49 · Built 2003Airframe modelPipistrel VIRUS 912Engine modelRotax 912UL series4 cycle

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What happened

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

On April 18, 2019, a Pipistrel virus 912 motor-glider, registered to privacy data omitted, crashed on departure roll, while attempting a takeoff at the Santa Fe Municipal Airport. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. This was a VFR flight for pleasure. The aircraft sustained minor damage, and the pilot and passenger were not injured.

As the FAA filed it

ON APRIL 18, 2019, A PIPISTREL VIRUS 912 MOTOR-GLIDER, REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, CRASHED ON DEPARTURE ROLL, WHILE ATTEMPTING A TAKEOFF AT THE SANTA FE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THIS WAS A VFR FLIGHT FOR PLEASURE. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE, AND THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED.