Accident · 2024-02-11
What the record says
- Event date
- 2024-02-11
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- Serious injury
- Aircraft
- EVEKTOR-AEROTECHNIK A S HARMONY LSA (N377YG)
- Operating rule
- Part 91
- Operator
- Sunrise Aviation, Inc Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- Sunrise Aviation Company
Probable cause
A loss of airplane control due to wake turbulence resulting from the instructor pilot’s decision to continue the landing into a drifting wake vortex.
Source: NTSB case WPR24LA085Flight 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot pilot flying | Flight instructor / Commercial | Airplane | 21 | Class 1 (2022-11-21) | 460 total · 12.7 in this make/model · 30.2 last 90 days |
| Student pilot | Student | None | 16 | Class 1 (2023-11-07) | 13.7 total · 12.7 in this make/model · 13.7 last 90 days |
Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.