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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Scoda Aeronautica Ltda SUPER PETREL LS · Hickory, NC · August 13, 2023

Date
August 13, 2023 · 11:28 local
Place
Hickory, NC
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N239WD
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA23LA334
Reported as
Scoda Aeronautica Ltda Super Petrel LS
Reported engine
ROTAX 914UL
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
3,100 total

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.

Land & sea capable aircraft privacy data omittedpilot took off at hky at 11:19 am EST. With student pilot on board. Aircraft struck power line while flying over lake Hickory at 11:28 am. 2 fatal.

T-EA68-FY23-1860

As the FAA filed it

LAND & SEA CAPABLE AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^PILOT TOOK OFF AT HKY AT 11:19 AM EST. WITH STUDENT PILOT ON BOARD. AIRCRAFT STRUCK POWER LINE WHILE FLYING OVER LAKE HICKORY AT 11:28 AM. 2 FATAL.

T-EA68-FY23-1860

NTSB investigation

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