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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Arion LIGHTNING LS-1 · Mt. Pleasant, SC · April 9, 2020

Date: April 9, 2020 · 20:55 local
Place: Mt. Pleasant, SC
Airport: East Cooper
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N81DJ
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA20LA150
Reported as: Arion Lightning LS-1
Reported engine: JABIRU 3300
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor

N81DJRegistered now · Arion LIGHTNING LS-1S/N 42 · Built 2009 Airframe modelArion LIGHTNING LS-1 Engine modelJabiru 33004 cycle

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What happened

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During night training flight student and CFI left home base myr for touch and go lro and return. Touch and go rwy 17 resulted in loss of control and impact with trees beyond departure end of runway with aircraft destroyed and both occupant fatalities

As the FAA filed it

DURING NIGHT TRAINING FLIGHT STUDENT AND CFI LEFT HOME BASE MYR FOR TOUCH AND GO LRO AND RETURN. TOUCH AND GO RWY 17 RESULTED IN LOSS OF CONTROL AND IMPACT WITH TREES BEYOND DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY WITH AIRCRAFT DESTROYED AND BOTH OCCUPANT FATALITIES

NTSB investigation

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NTSB ERA20LA150Accident · 2 fatalClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportMount Pleasant, SCThe pilot's failure to maintain clearance from trees at the end of the runway due to spatial disorientation during initial climb in dark night conditions. Also causal was the flight instructor’s inadequate monitoring, which did not identify and prevent the…Apr 10, 2020 · Destroyed