Stanton DR-1 N500PY

Summary

On 4 September 2016 at about 22:40 local time, a Stanton DR-1 registered N500PY was involved in an accident near Plain City, Ohio, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

4 September 2016 at 22:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Plain City, Ohio, United States

Nearest airport

Stanton (NONE)

Coordinates

40.1539, -83.2744

Aircraft

Stanton DR-1

Registration

N500PY

Category

Airplane

Year built

2015

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Plain City → Plain City

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN16LA353

1 person was seriously injured.

A loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The private pilot reported that the experimental, amateur-built airplane inadvertently became airborne during a high-speed taxi test. Two witnesses said that the airplane was in level flight about 200 ft above ground level and heading toward a tree line when the engine lost power. The airplane abruptly nosed straight down, struck a backyard playground set and hickory trees, and impacted the ground. The airplane came to rest upright about 5 ft from the initial impact crater and about 1/2 mile from the departure end of the pilot's private runway. The engine was not examined, and the pilot did not respond to inquiries regarding the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.