# NTSB Accident DFW08LA209
> **Evektor Aerotechnik AS Sportstar** · 2008-08-05 · St Charles, MO, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DFW08LA209
- **Event ID:** 20080922X01510
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2008-08-05
- **Location:** St Charles, MO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.842498, -90.5
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Evektor Aerotechnik AS
- **Model:** Sportstar
- **Registration:** N411EV
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The student pilot's failure to maintain control due to his task saturation as a result of his failure to set the pitch trim to the neutral position before takeoff.

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*Source: [NTSB CAROL](https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search?source=ntsb&type=event&ntsb_number=DFW08LA209) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*