# Accident 20221011016699A: Pober Pixi, Sterling, CO, October 11, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 11, 2022, 12:34 local time
- Place: Sterling, CO
- Airport: Sterling Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3616° N, 103.1555° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3616&lon=-103.1555&mi=10
- Aircraft: N872UE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N872UE-2023-06-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Evans James Jay POBER PIXIE (registry code 05638QS, https://openairdocs.org/model/evans-james-jay-pober-pixie) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Volkswagen 1800 CC SERIE (registry code 63506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-1800-cc-serie) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: POBER PIXI
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA013) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221011016699A

## Narrative

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

ON CLIMBOUT AFTER TAKEOFF, AT APPROXIMATLY 600 FEET, THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED TO HAVE PITCHED UP SIGHTLY, ROLLED RIGHT, AND STALLED.  AIRCRAFT IMAPACTED THE GROUND ON THE RIGHT WING AND NOSE.

## 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 CEN23LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA013), Oct 11, 2022: Pober Pixie (N872UE), Sterling, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain control during the takeoff with strong gusty surface wind.

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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