# NTSB investigations: Evektor-Aerotechnik SPORTSTAR, 2007

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB CHI07CA315](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA315.md): Aerotechnik Sportstar-Evektor · Maple Lake, MN · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 30, 2007 · N806EV · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's failure to relinquish the flight controls and the flight instructor's inadequate supervision which resulted in the certified flight instructor not being able to maintain directional control. Contributing factors included the student…
- [NTSB DEN07FA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN07FA158.md): Evektor-Aerotechnik a.s. SportStar · Erie, CO · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 15, 2007 · N616EV · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor's failure to maintain sufficient airspeed during takeoff-initial climb to avoid a stall/spin. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor's inadequate preflight planning, his failure to calculate the airplane's weight and…
- [NTSB ATL07CA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL07CA108.md): Evektor Aerotechnic Sportstar · Shirley, NY · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 26, 2007 · N604EV · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed resulting in a stall. Contributing to the accident was the student pilots failure to relinquish the flight controls when instructed to do so.
- [NTSB MIA07CA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA07CA112.md): Evektor-Aerotechnik Sportstar · Greenville, SC · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 27, 2007 · N812EV · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadvertent use of the wrong rudder during initial climb which resulted in a loss of control and collision with the ground.
- [NTSB DFW07CA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07CA145.md): Evektor sportstar · Grand Prairie, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 22, 2007 · N676EV · Substantial damage
  > Loss of control due to an unexpected crosswind gust. *This report was modified on May 23, 2008.*

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE year(c."eventDate") = 2007
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('0600012', '05616UU'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=0600012&year=2007

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