Evektor-Aerotechnik As SPORTSTAR PLUS N319SV

Summary

On 30 May 2013 at about 01:00 local time, a Evektor-Aerotechnik As SPORTSTAR PLUS registered N319SV was involved in an accident near Elyria, Ohio, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

30 May 2013 at 01:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Elyria, Ohio, United States

Nearest airport

Lorain County Regional Airport (KLPR)

Coordinates

41.3442, -82.1778

Aircraft

Evektor-Aerotechnik As SPORTSTAR PLUS

Registration

N319SV

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Elyria → Elyria

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN13LA308

Nobody was injured.

The failure of the canopy latch spring, which caused the canopy to open during initial climb. Contributing to the accident was the installation of an improper part in the canopy latch assembly, which led to the failure of the canopy latch spring.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

During initial takeoff climb after performing a touch-and-go landing, the airplane's canopy opened to the forward position. The pilot landed the aircraft on the remaining runway; however, the airplane departed the end of the runway, struck a landing threshold light, and came to rest upright. Postaccident examination of the airplane revealed that the canopy latch spring had failed. In addition, the spring mounting plate used to hold the spring in position did not have a relief area machined into the plate that was required for the correct operation of the spring. The spring and assembly had been installed approximately 32 hours prior to the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.