# Accident 20210405001689A: Evolution Aircraft Inc REVOLT, Seminole, TX, April 5, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 2021, 19:39 local time
- Place: Seminole, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7351° N, 102.8005° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7351&lon=-102.8005&mi=10
- Aircraft: N565PK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N565PK-2023-03-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Evolution REVOLT (registry code 06001BM, https://openairdocs.org/model/evolution-revolt) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EVOLUTION AIRCRAFT INC REVOLT
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA181) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210405001689A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN21LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA181), Apr 6, 2021: Evolution Revolt (N565PK), Seminole, TX, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The student pilot’s loss of trike control while maneuvering at low altitude in gusting wind conditions, resulting in an impact with terrain.

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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