Accident · 2008-07-28
What the record says
- Event date
- 2008-07-28
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- No injuries
- Aircraft
- Evektor-Aerotechnik AS Sportstar (N605EV)
- Operating rule
- Part 91
- Operator
- WRIGHT AERO INC Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- Wright Aero Inc.
Probable cause
The certified flight instructor's delayed remedial action to the encountered stall. Contributing to the accident was the student pilot's slow airspeed and inadvertent stall.
Source: NTSB case CHI08LA228Flight crew
Certification and experience as recorded in the NTSB accident database for this event. The NTSB records these facts about the crew's flying history; GroundCheck shows them as filed, without names or identities.
| Role | Certificate | Instrument rating | Age | Medical | Flight hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight instructor | Flight instructor / Commercial | Airplane | 41 | Class 1 (2007-03-06) | 574 total · 20 in this make/model · 491 as PIC · 35 last 90 days |
| Student pilot | Student | None | 57 | Sport (driver's license) | 38 total · 14 in this make/model |
Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.