# NTSB Accident ERA15LA219
> **RAINBOW AIRCRAFT (PTY) LTD AEROTRIKE** · 2015-03-09 · Chesnee, SC, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA15LA219
- **Event ID:** 20150521X01405
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2015-03-09
- **Location:** Chesnee, SC, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.062778, -81.89167
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** RAINBOW AIRCRAFT (PTY) LTD
- **Model:** AEROTRIKE
- **Registration:** UNREG
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** —
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DUSK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to maintain lateral or bank control during takeoff, which resulted in collision with, and subsequent suspension from, a tree. Contributing to the pilot’s fatal injuries was his attempt to jump out of the trike to a nearby tree limb.

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