ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 138599
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| Date: | Sunday 18 September 2011 |
| Time: | 17:21 |
| Type: | Aero Adventure Zephyr II |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N3577F |
| MSN: | Z21991F |
| Engine model: | Rotax 582 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Sylacauga Municipal Airport (Merkel Field) - KSCD, AL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Sylacauga, AL (SCD) |
| Sylacauga, AL (SCD) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During climb after takeoff, the experimental light sport airplane made an extreme right bank and descended nose-down into a grassy area adjacent to the runway. Although the pilot had recently modified the elevator trim, the in-flight upset was not a pitch upset, and examination of the wreckage revealed no preimpact mechanical malfunctions. The pilot's most recent Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) third-class medical certificate was issued about 8 years prior to the accident. A few months before the accident, the pilot had applied for another FAA third-class medical certificate; however, it was deferred by the FAA due to the pilot’s history of coronary artery disease, hypertension, lymphoma, and diabetes. The pilot's autopsy subsequently revealed that he suffered a fatal heart attack during the attempted takeoff.
Probable Cause: The pilot's incapacitation due to a heart attack during takeoff, which led to an in-flight loss of airplane control.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Sep-2011 08:00 | gerard57 | Added |
| 19-Sep-2011 08:13 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Sep-2011 08:19 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:26 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 27-Nov-2017 17:12 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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