# Accident 20210623011889A: Vining John K SD-1 MINISPORT, Butler, OH, June 23, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 23, 2021, 10:00 local time
- Place: Butler, OH
- Airport: Freeman Swank
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5968° N, 82.4317° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5968&lon=-82.4317&mi=10
- Aircraft: N72DX, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72DX) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Vining John K SD-1 MINISPORT (registry code 056350E, https://openairdocs.org/model/vining-john-k-sd-1-minisport) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Hirth F-23 (registry code 33721, https://openairdocs.org/engine/hirth-f-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: VINING JOHN K SD-1 MINISPORT
- Reported engine: HIRTH F-23
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 350 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21LA288](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA288) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210623011889A

## Narrative

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

APPROXIMATELY 1000 ON 6/23/2021, AIRCRAFT N72DX, AN AMATEUR KIT BUILT, SD-1 MINISPORT, ATTEMPTED TAKING OFF ON A GRASS STRIP RUNWAY 13 (EAST) AT 0OH5 (BUTLER, OH). PILOT STATED WIND SOCK SHOWED WIND COMING FROM THE EAST. HE THEN REPOSITIONED AIRCRAFT TO TAKEOFF TO THE EAST. ONCE AIRCRAFT BECAME, AIRBORNE, PILOT STATED HE WAS UNABLE TO GAIN ALTITUDE BECAUSE OF HIGH WIND GUST AND DOWNWARD WINDS AND WAS FORCED TO HIS LEFT, OFF THE AIRSTRIP AND CRASHED INTO A CORNFIELD. AIRCRAFT DAMAGE INCLUDES PROPELLER (3 BLADES), L/H WING AND FLAP, L/H AND NOSE LANDING GEAR, L/H AIRFRAME AND THE L/H WING ATTACHMENT POINTS AT AIRFRAME.  WIND SOCK WAS LOCATED AT EAST OF AIRSTRIP AND WAS ROTATING DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS.

## 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 CEN21LA288](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA288), Jun 23, 2021: Vining SD1 Minisport (N72DX), Butler, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed following a partial loss of engine power, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and impact with terrain. The reason for the partial loss of engine…

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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