# Accident 20240925016039A: Evolution Aircraft Inc REVO, Zephyrhills, FL, September 25, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 25, 2024, 07:06 local time
- Place: Zephyrhills, FL
- Airport: Zephyrhills Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.2267° N, 82.1556° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.2267&lon=-82.1556&mi=10
- Aircraft: N889HT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N889HT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Evolution REVO (registry code 060009B, https://openairdocs.org/model/evolution-revo) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912 IS series (registry code 55593, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912-is-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EVOLUTION AIRCRAFT INC REVO
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Flight instructor, private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA24FA395](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24FA395) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240925016039A

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TOOK OFF FROM ZPH AROUND 0700 WITH ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^/CFI AND A NON-CERTIFICATED STUDENT ON BOARD. AIRCRAFT WAS NORTH BOUND WHEN IT CAME STRAIGHT DOWN AND CRASHED INTO A FIELD APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE NORTHEAST FROM THE END OF RUNWAY 5. THE CRASH RESULTED IN AN EXPLOSION AND FIRE. THERE WERE NO SURVIVORS.

## 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 ERA24FA395](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24FA395), Sep 25, 2024: Evolution Revo (N889HT), Zephyrhills, FL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The flight instructor’s failure to ensure the haul back cable was securely connected to the “J” hook prior to departing on the accident flight, which resulted in the cable becoming disconnected and…

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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