Evektor-Aerotechnik A S HARMONY LSA N272JT

Summary

On 15 August 2024 at about 19:35 local time, a Evektor-Aerotechnik A S HARMONY LSA registered N272JT was involved in an accident near Grants, New Mexico, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause has been published yet; this accident is still under investigation.

Date

15 August 2024 at 19:35

Classification

Accident

Location

Grants, New Mexico, United States

Nearest airport

Grants-Milan Municipal Airport (GNT)

Coordinates

35.0000, -107.0000

Aircraft

Evektor-Aerotechnik A S HARMONY LSA

Registration

N272JT

Category

Airplane

Year built

2023

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Gallup

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR24LA281

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. The investigation is still open; a final report usually follows one to two years after the accident.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On August 15, 2024, about 1335 mountain daylight time, an Evektor-Aerotechnik AS Harmony LSA airplane, N272JT, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Grants, New Mexico. The pilot was not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The pilot reported that during takeoff on runway 31 at the Grants-Milan Municipal Airport (GNT), Grants, New Mexico, about 200-300 ft above ground level, the engine lost power. The pilot performed a forced landing to the remaining runway available. During the landing roll, the airplane exited the departure end of the runway, and struck a shrub and a large rock. Subsequently, the left main landing gear separated from the airframe and the airplane came to rest upright about 600 ft beyond the departure end of the runway. Postaccident examination of the airplane revealed that both of the wings sustained substantial damage. The airplane was recovered to a secure area for further examination.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.