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Aviation accident ERA14CA126
SERS · SCHEMPP-HIRTH VENTUS 2B · 2014-02-18 · Burnsville, NC, USA
Event
- NTSB number
ERA14CA126- Event ID
20140220X93300- Type
- Accident
- Date
- 2014-02-18
- Location
- Burnsville, NC, USA
- Coordinates
- 35.768611, -82.201942
Injuries
- Highest injury
- SERS
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Minor
- 0
- Uninjured
- 0
- Total aboard
- 1
Aircraft
- Make
- SCHEMPP-HIRTH
- Model
- VENTUS 2B
- Registration
- N411SD
- FAR Part
- 091
- Engines
- 0
- Damage
- SUBS
Conditions
- Light
- DAYL
- Weather
- VMC
Probable cause
The pilot's improper use of the spoilers, which resulted in an uncontrolled descent and subsequent impact with trees.
Source
- Authoritative
- NTSB CAROL
- Machine
- JSON-LD · Markdown