# Accident 20210630011619A: Earthstar Aircraft GULL 2000, Curtiss, WI, June 30, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 2021, 04:47 local time
- Place: Curtiss, WI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.9840° N, 90.4615° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9840&lon=-90.4615&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1712L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1712L-2021-12-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Earthstar GULL 2000 (registry code 05901HB, https://openairdocs.org/model/earthstar-gull-2000) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: HKS 700E (registry code 33777, https://openairdocs.org/engine/hks-700e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EARTHSTAR AIRCRAFT GULL 2000
- Reported engine: HKS 700E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 104 total, 7 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21FA297](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21FA297) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210630011619A

## Narrative

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

PILOT DEPARTED A PRIVATE GRASS RUNWAY TO THE NORTH IN HEAVY GROUND FOG AND FATALLY CONTACTED TREES APPROXIMATELY 1.5 MILES TO THE NORTHWEST.

## 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 CEN21FA297](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21FA297), Jun 30, 2021: Earthstar Gull 2000 (N1712L), Curtiss, WI, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The non-instrument-rated pilot’s decision to depart into instrument meteorological conditions with dense fog and low clouds, which resulted in spatial disorientation and a loss of airplane control.…

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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