NONE · INTERSTATE S-1B1 · 2013-08-17 · Lititz, PA, USA
Event
NTSB number
ERA13LA366
Event ID
20130819X14050
Type
Accident
Date
2013-08-17
Location
Lititz, PA, USA
Coordinates
40.120277, -76.29
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
1
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
INTERSTATE
Model
S-1B1
Registration
N46336
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to control the airplane’s pitch attitude, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall during the initial takeoff climb. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to set the trim in accordance with the pretakeoff checklist and the airplane’s encounter with wake turbulence from a preceding airplane.