20210405001689A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Evolution REVOLT · Seminole, TX · April 5, 2021

Date
April 5, 2021 · 19:39 local
Place
Seminole, TX
Phase of flight
Maneuver
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N565PK
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN21LA181
Reported as
Evolution Revolt
Reported engine
ROTAX 912ULS series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

On April 5, 2021 at 1939 CDT, an Evolution Revolt experimental aircraft bearing registration number privacy data omitted, impacted terrain after failing to maintain altitude during flight maneuvers in Seminole TX. The aircraft was being operated on a personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft sustained substantial damage, and the pilot received fatal injuries. The flight originated from gaines county airport (31F) in Seminole, TX April 5, 2021 at 1900 CDT.

As the FAA filed it

ON APRIL 5, 2021 AT 1939 CDT, AN EVOLUTION REVOLT EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT BEARING REGISTRATION NUMBER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, IMPACTED TERRAIN AFTER FAILING TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE DURING FLIGHT MANEUVERS IN SEMINOLE TX. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, AND THE PILOT RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM GAINES COUNTY AIRPORT (31F) IN SEMINOLE, TX APRIL 5, 2021 AT 1900 CDT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.