Antares MA-33M R582 accident near Rising Fawn, Georgia, October 17, 2010
On October 17, 2010 at about 10:30 pm local time, a Antares MA-33M R582 (weight-shift aircraft), registered N49FP, was substantially damaged in an accident during initial climb near Rising Fawn, Georgia (Lookout Mountain airport). It was an instructional flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person was seriously injured and 1 person had minor injuries. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The student pilot's failure to relinquish control of the weight-shift control aircraft to the certified flight instructor, which resulted in an inadvertent stall.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- October 17, 2010 · about 10:30 pm local time
- Place
- Rising Fawn, Georgia · Lookout Mountain · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was seriously injured and 1 person had minor injuries.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Antares MA-33M R582 · all MA-33M R582s on the register
- Registration
- N49FP · registry record · serial 80207
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The rear-seated student pilot was taking off in the experimental light sport weight-shift control airplane with a certified flight instructor (CFI) seated in the front seat. According to the CFI, the aircraft lifted off the runway and began to drift to the left toward an airport windsock. He told the student pilot that he was assuming control and attempted to correct the flight path and climb, but the student pilot remained frozen on the controls. The aircraft pitched up rapidly, stalled, and impacted the ground left wing first. The aircraft sustained substantial damage to the left wing. The student pilot stated that he remained on the controls during the entire accident sequence and he was not aware that the CFI was attempting to assume control of the aircraft. The pilots reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions with the aircraft that would have precluded normal operation.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Loss of control in flight during initial climb defining event
- Collision with terrain or object (not controlled flight into terrain) during uncontrolled descent
The NTSB's findings
- cause Personnel issues › Task performance › Use of equip/info › Aircraft control › Instructor/check pilot
- cause Personnel issues › Action/decision › Action › Lack of action › Student pilot
Flight instructor
- Certificate: flight instructor, private
- Ratings: single-engine land; instructor: sport pilot
- Flight time: 308 hours in all; 17 in this make and model; 29 in the last 90 days; 15 in the last 30 days; 248 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (without waivers/limitations)
- Seat: frt
- Injury: minor injuries
Dual student
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 175 hours in all; 1 in this make and model
- Medical certificate: None
- Seat: rear
- Injury: serious injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 120 hours
- Last inspection: condition inspection, December 1, 2009; 16 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 990 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Rotax 582DCDI (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: 0GE3 Rising Fawn GA at 10:30 pm
- Destination: 0GE3 Rising Fawn GA
- Flight plan: not recorded
- Runway 24, 2,000 ft by 50 ft
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: dusk
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: a few clouds at 1,500 ft
- Temperature: 75°F (24°C), dew point 30°F (-1°C)
- Altimeter: 30.04 inHg
- Observation at 10:53 pm from CHA, 15 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight crew | 1 | 1 |
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