# NTSB ERA18WA223: Stemme S12, N612ST, Santo Domingo Norte, Dominican Republic, August 19, 2018

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: August 19, 2018, 18:58 local (18:58 UTC)
- Place: Santo Domingo Norte, Dominican Republic
- Coordinates: 18.588888, -69.983055 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.5889&lon=-69.9831&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Maneuvering: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 98115
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA18WA223
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/98115/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18WA223

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Maneuvering: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000) (defining event); cases with it: [Stemme STEMME S 12, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000/sequence.md?model=05635TS), [All aircraft, 1,703 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

The government of Dominican Republic has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a STEMME S12 glider that occurred on August 19, 2018. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Dominican Republic's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13.All investigative information will be released by the government of Dominican Republic.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N612ST](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N612ST-2021-04-03), registration cancelled 2021-04-03, S/N 12-009, built 2017 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STEMME S12
- Registry model: [Stemme STEMME S 12](https://openairdocs.org/model/stemme-stemme-s-12) (registry code 05635TS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Rotax 914 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-914-series) (registry code 55575, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider
- Serial number: 12-009
- Engines: Rotax 914-F2/S1 115 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Personal, Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: Tcc Air Services Inc
- Registered owner: Tcc Air Services Inc
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility
- Departed: MDJB, Santo Domingo Norte
- Destination: MDJB, Santo Domingo Norte
- Airport: MDJB, La Isabela International Airpo

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.

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