Evolution REVOLT N258MH

Summary

On 17 July 2022 at about 15:10 local time, a Evolution REVOLT registered N258MH was involved in an accident near Walter Springs, California, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

17 July 2022 at 15:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Walter Springs, California, United States

Coordinates

38.6895, -122.3645

Aircraft

Evolution REVOLT

Registration

N258MH

Year built

2021

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Davis → Davis

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR22LA258

2 people died.

The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from powerlines, which resulted in a wire strike and impact with terrain.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot and passenger were on a personal flight in the weight-shift-control trike and had just completed a touch and go when they departed north, in the direction of the accident site. There were no witnesses to the accident, but nearby residences reported an electrical power outage at the time of the accident. Two hills adjacent to the accident site had a single power pole at each of their summits that supported three transmission lines between them. The weight-shift-control trike collided with the transmission lines that spanned the valley and impacted the ground north of the transmission lines. Postaccident examination of the airframe and engine revealed no evidence of any preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.