Aero Sp Z O O AT-4 LSA N8549S

Summary

On 28 July 2010 at about 17:40 local time, a Aero Sp Z O O AT-4 LSA registered N8549S was involved in an accident near Delaware, Ohio, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

28 July 2010 at 17:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Delaware, Ohio, United States

Nearest airport

Delaware Municipal Airport (DLZ)

Coordinates

40.2772, -83.0936

Aircraft

Aero Sp Z O O AT-4 LSA

Registration

N8549S

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Delaware → Delaware

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN10LA470

1 person died.

The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in a stall and subsequent loss of control of the airplane.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

Several witnesses, who were close to the airport, reported seeing the airplane enter the traffic pattern for a landing. The witnesses stated that the airplane made steep turns, with the wings near vertical, at high angles of attack, while maneuvering in the traffic pattern. The witnesses also said it appeared the airplane then did a "backward roll," entered a spin, and descended to the ground. The airplane impacted trees and terrain near the approach end of the runway. A postaccident examination of the airplane wreckage revealed no preimpact anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.