# Incident 20251227020739I: Evektor - Aerotechnik A S SPORTSTAR MAX, Needles, CA, December 27, 2025

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 27, 2025, 11:09 local time
- Place: Needles, CA
- Airport: Needles
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7663° N, 114.6233° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7663&lon=-114.6233&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2312T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2312T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Evektor - Aerotechnik A S SPORTSTAR MAX (registry code 060006Z, https://openairdocs.org/model/evektor-aerotechnik-a-s-sportstar-max) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EVEKTOR - AEROTECHNIK A S SPORTSTAR MAX
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,467 total, 463 in this make and model, 140 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR26LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA073) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251227020739I

## Narrative

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

NEEDLES, CA (EED): ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, EVEKTOR SPORTSTAR MAX,

BVU-HII, AT CRUISE, SUSTAINED A SUDDEN VIBRATION

THAT LASTED FOR 10 SECONDS THEN THE ENGINE CUT

OUT. REGAINED CONTROL AND NOTICED THEY WERE

MISSING A PROPELLER BLADE. LANDED SAFELY ON

RUNWAY 02 AT NEEDLES AIRPORT (KEED) POB: 2, INJURIES:

NONE, DAMAGE: EXTENT UNKNOWN. 12/27/2025 1909Z

## 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 WPR26LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA073), Dec 27, 2025: Evektor - Aerotechnik A S Sportstar MAX (N2312T), Needles, CA, substantial damage, 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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