SERS · U-FLY-IT Aerolite 103 · 2015-11-08 · MIDLAND, VA, USA
Event
NTSB number
GAA16LA046
Event ID
20151112X41311
Type
Accident
Date
2015-11-08
Location
MIDLAND, VA, USA
Coordinates
38.584167, -77.708335
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
1
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
U-FLY-IT
Model
Aerolite 103
Registration
UNREG
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to attain adequate airspeed and his exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle-of-attack during takeoff with the airplane’s center of gravity aft of its limit, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and impact with terrain.