Trick Trikes STSS N5152E

Summary

On 11 November 2020 at about 22:50 local time, a Trick Trikes STSS registered N5152E was involved in an accident near Holden, Missouri, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

11 November 2020 at 22:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Holden, Missouri, United States

Coordinates

38.7070, -94.0058

Aircraft

Trick Trikes STSS

Registration

N5152E

Year built

2009

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Holden → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN21LA053

1 person died.

The noncertificated pilot’s failure to maintain aircraft control during takeoff.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

A witness reported that after takeoff, the aircraft “turned sharply” and then “dipped low.” The aircraft impacted a tree line and came to rest in a harvested cornfield. A postimpact fire consumed the fabric sail (wing). Multiple structural components were separated consistent with impact forces. The engine was separated from the airframe and located with the wreckage. A postaccident examination did not identify any anomalies consistent with a preimpact failure or malfunction; however, the extent of the impact damage and the postimpact fire limited the scope of the examination. The pilot did not hold a pilot certificate as required by regulations and the aircraft operating limitations. In addition, although the noncertificated pilot had experience flying powered parachutes and trikes, he did not have any experience in the make/model trike involved in the accident. The circumstances of the accident are consistent with the noncertificated pilot’s loss of aircraft control during takeoff due to a lack of experience in the aircraft make/model.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.