# Accident 20250322003199A: Aero Sp Z O O AT-4 LSA, Zellwood, FL, March 22, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 22, 2025, 09:35 local time
- Place: Zellwood, FL
- Airport: Bob White Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.7351° N, 81.6343° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.7351&lon=-81.6343&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8548U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8548U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero SP Z O O AT-4 LSA (registry code 060004P, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-sp-z-o-o-at-4-lsa) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO SP Z O O AT-4 LSA
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA25FA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25FA154) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250322003199A

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 22, 2025, AT ABOUT 0935 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, AN AERO AT-4 LSA (LIGHT SPORT AIRCRAFT) CRASHED OFF THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 27 AT BOB WHITE FIELD (X61) IN ZELLWOOD, FLORIDA.  A WITNESS REPORTED THE AIRCRAFT TAKEOFF APPEARED NORMAL AND THEN THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED IN A STEEP DIVE STRIKING THE GROUND IN A NEAR VERTICAL POSITION. THIS IS REPRESENTATIVE OF A STALL SPIN CONDITION WHICH IS CONSISTENT WITH THE GROUND IMPRESSION FROM IMPACT.

THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED AS A TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT.

VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER PART 91 VISUAL FLIGHT RULES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT BOB WHITE FIELD X61 IN ZELLWOOD, FLORIDA AND WAS DESTINED FOR FORT MEYERS FLORIDA.

THE PILOT WAS MEDICALLY ELIGIBLE TO FLY AS A LIGHT SPORT PILOT WITH A VALID DRIVER’S LICENSE. THE PILOT’S MOST RECENT VALID MEDICAL CERTIFICATE HAD EXPIRED IN 2004.

## 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 ERA25FA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25FA154), Mar 22, 2025: Aero SP Z O O AT-4 LSA (N8548U), Zellwood, FL, substantial damage, 1 fatal, investigation ongoing

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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