# Accident 20250620007639A: Tl Ultralight Sro STINGSPORT, Fredericksburg, VA, June 20, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 2025, 14:00 local time
- Place: Fredericksburg, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0000° N, 77.0000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0000&lon=-77.0000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N878N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N878N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: TL Ultralight Sro STINGSPORT (registry code 060001R, https://openairdocs.org/model/tl-ultralight-sro-stingsport) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TL ULTRALIGHT SRO STINGSPORT
- Reported engine: BOMBARDIER ROTAX (ALL)
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 205 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA25LA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA236) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250620007639A

## Narrative

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

PIC REPORTED THE AIRCRAFT'S ENGINE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT FOR 5 SECONDS BEFORE THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN UN-COMMANDED.  THE PIC EXECUTED A POWER OFF LANDING IN A FIELD NEAR SHANNON AIRPORT (KEZF). DURING THE ON-SCENE FAA INVESTIGATION, 2 OF THE 3 PROPELLER BLADES HAD SEPARATED FROM THE PROPELLER HUB AND COULD NOT BE LOCATED AT THE ACCIDENT SCENE.  THE VIOLENT NATURE OF THE IN-FLIGHT ENGINE VIBRATIONS AND SUBSEQUENT ENGINE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE IN-FLIGHT SEPARATION OF THE PROPELLER BLADES AT A CRUISE POWER SETTING.

## 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 ERA25LA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA236), Jun 20, 2025: Sting Sport TL-2000 (N878N), Dunavant, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The inflight failure of the propeller due to its exceedance of the manufacturer’s overhaul requirement.

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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