Evektor Aerotechnik SPORTSTAR N644SB
9 August 2020 · Las Vegas, Nevada, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 9 August 2020 at about 17:00 local time, a Evektor Aerotechnik SPORTSTAR registered N644SB, operated by Light Sport Aviation LLC, was involved in an accident near Las Vegas, Nevada, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 17:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
- Nearest airport
- North Las Vegas (VGT)
- Coordinates
- 36.2108, -115.1944
- Aircraft
- Evektor Aerotechnik SPORTSTAR
- Registration
- N644SB
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 2006
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Light Sport Aviation LLC
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Las Vegas → Las Vegas
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- WPR20CA260
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The student pilot's inadequate decision to make a premature turn onto a taxiway which resulted in a collision with a taxiway sign.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The solo student pilot reported that during the landing roll, she was not ready to turn off the runway when the tower controller instructed her to exit the runway at taxiway "C". The pilot tried to follow the controller's instruction and made a turn at the taxiway. During the turn, the left wing was substantially damaged when it struck a taxiway sign. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Evektor Aerotechnik SPORTSTAR accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jul 2020 | Evektor Aerotechnik SPORTSTAR | Ocala, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 Jul 2019 | Evektor Aerotechnik SPORTSTAR | Tracy, California, United States | Sunshine Flyers | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jul 2018 | Evektor Aerotechnik SPORTSTAR | Louisburg, North Carolina, United States | Total Flight Aircraft Leasing Llc | No injuries | - |
| 29 May 2010 | Evektor Aerotechnik SPORTSTAR PLUS | Richmond, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Jul 2008 | Evektor-Aerotechnik SPORTSTAR | Arlington, Washington, United States | Northwest Aviation Center | No injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 2008 | Evektor Aerotechnik SPORTSTAR PLUS | Greenwood, Indiana, United States | Kevin S. Bandy | No injuries | - |
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