Evektor Aerotechnik SPORTSTAR PLUS N930LA
29 April 2008 · Greenwood, Indiana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 29 April 2008 at about 23:30 local time, a Evektor Aerotechnik SPORTSTAR PLUS registered N930LA, operated by Kevin S. Bandy, was involved in an accident near Greenwood, Indiana, 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 23:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Greenwood, Indiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Greenwood Municipal (HFY)
- Coordinates
- 39.6203, -86.0886
- Aircraft
- Evektor Aerotechnik SPORTSTAR PLUS
- Registration
- N930LA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Kevin S. Bandy
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Greenwood → Greenwood
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI08CA122
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The student pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during engine run-up.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The student pilot was preparing to do the engine run-up of the light-sport airplane by increasing the engine to 4,000 rpms. He reported that his right foot slipped off the brake pedal and his foot partially came out of his shoe. While attempting to reset his foot in his shoe, he released the brake. The airplane turned and went off the paved surface and into a cornfield. The front of the airplane sustained substantial damage when the front wheel/gear struck the field.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Evektor Aerotechnik SPORTSTAR accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Jul 2008 | Evektor-Aerotechnik SPORTSTAR | Arlington, Washington, United States | Northwest Aviation Center | No injuries | - |
| 15 Nov 2007 | Evektor-Aerotechnik SPORTSTAR PLUS | Erie, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 May 2010 | Evektor Aerotechnik SPORTSTAR PLUS | Richmond, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 Jul 2018 | Evektor Aerotechnik SPORTSTAR | Louisburg, North Carolina, United States | Total Flight Aircraft Leasing Llc | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jul 2019 | Evektor Aerotechnik SPORTSTAR | Tracy, California, United States | Sunshine Flyers | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 2020 | Evektor Aerotechnik SPORTSTAR | Ocala, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Aug 2008 | Bell 206L-1 | Greensburg, Indiana, United States | Air Evac EMS Inc. | Fatal | 3 |
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| 13 Oct 2008 | Cessna 172P | Delphi, Indiana, United States | Lafayette Aviation Inc | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 2008 | Grumman G-164A | Veedersburg, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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