Vining SD1 MINISPORT N72DX

Summary

On 23 June 2021 at about 14:15 local time, a Vining SD1 MINISPORT registered N72DX was involved in an accident near Butler, Ohio, 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.

Date

23 June 2021 at 14:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Butler, Ohio, United States

Nearest airport

Freeman Swank Farms Airport (0OH5)

Coordinates

40.5968, -82.4317

Aircraft

Vining SD1 MINISPORT

Registration

N72DX

Category

Airplane

Year built

2017

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Mount Vernon

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN21LA288

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed following a partial loss of engine power, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and impact with terrain. The reason for the partial loss of engine power could not be determined based on available information.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

A line of trees paralleled the runway on the southwest side, and a cornfield was on the northeast side. As the pilot taxied to the end of runway 13, he noted a significant crosswind from over the tree line. After a normal runup, he increased to full power. Immediately after the airplane lifted off the ground, it drifted to the right over the cornfield. The airplane “seemed to have too little power to climb” and the airplane stalled, touching down in the field. The left main landing gear separated, and the airplane spun to a stop. A postaccident examination of the engine revealed a crack in the pressure vacuum line; however, it could not be determined whether the crack could have caused a reduction in engine power. The circumstances of the accident are consistent with the pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed following a partial loss of engine power during takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.