# NTSB Accident ERA16LA305
> **DAYTON A BABCOCK STORM** · 2016-08-20 · Eustis, FL, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA16LA305
- **Event ID:** 20160830X01430
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2016-08-20
- **Location:** Eustis, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 28.843334, -81.629997
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** DAYTON A BABCOCK
- **Model:** STORM
- **Registration:** N516VB
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during an aborted takeoff. Contributing to the accident were the loss of engine power due to a malfunctioning alternator, which precipitated the off-field landing, and the pilot’s decision to attempt to take off from an area with high grass, which precipitated the loss of directional control.

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