1 fatal · Czech Sport Aircraft AS Piper Sport · 2011-05-07 · Spring Hill, FL, USA
Event
NTSB number
ERA11FA287
Event ID
20110507X23111
Type
Accident
Date
2011-05-07
Location
Spring Hill, FL, USA
Coordinates
28.468055, -82.485
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
1
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
Czech Sport Aircraft AS
Model
Piper Sport
Registration
N420PS
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
NITE
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot's inadvertent application of control inputs that resulted in rapid, right-rolling, negative g-forces during night cruise flight and his subsequent ejection from the airplane. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's decision to fly at night in an airplane not approved for night flight, his unbuckling of the seat belt portion of the restraint harness, and the inadvertent opening of the airplane’s canopy.