Tl Ultralight Sro Stingsport accident near Hurricane, Utah, March 28, 2020
On March 28, 2020 at about 8:47 pm local time, a 2006 Tl Ultralight Sro Stingsport, registered N7997N, was substantially damaged in an accident during initial climb near Hurricane, Utah (General Dick Stout Field). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
A total loss of engine power due to the failure of the ignition system as a result of foreign object damage.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- March 28, 2020 · about 8:47 pm local time
- Place
- Hurricane, Utah · General Dick Stout Field · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Tl Ultralight Sro Stingsport, built 2006 · all Stingsports on the register
- Registration
- N7997N · no longer on the register · serial TLUSA136
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
Shortly after takeoff on a local flight, about 250 ft above ground level, the airplane’s engine abruptly lost power. The pilot attempted to land on the remaining runway but landed long and touched down in a field. During the landing sequence, the airplane bounced, which resulted in the collapse of the landing gear and the airplane skidding to a stop. Examination of the engine revealed damage to the ignition system’s charging coils consistent with foreign object damage. Testing of the charging coils determined they were inoperative, likely due to the foreign object damage. The failure of both ignition charging coils would result in the loss of engine power. The source of the foreign object damage could not be determined. No other anomalies were noted.
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 engine power (total) during initial climb defining event
The NTSB's findings
- Aircraft › Aircraft power plant › Ignition system › (general) › Damaged/degraded
- Aircraft › Aircraft power plant › Ignition system › (general) › Failure
Pilot
- Certificate: commercial pilot
- Ratings: single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 1,001.7 hours in all; 82.3 in this make and model; 13.5 in the last 90 days; 4 in the last 30 days; 920.1 as pilot in command
- Last flight review: July 25, 2018
- Medical certificate: BasicMed (without waivers/limitations)
- Seat: left
- Injury: no injuries
Passenger
- Seat: rgt
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 785.1 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, June 15, 2019; 32 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,320 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Rotax 912 ULS (piston); 785 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: 1L8 Hurricane UT at 8:47 pm
- Destination: 1L8 Hurricane UT
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 19, 3,283 ft by 40 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Temperature: 57°F (14°C), dew point 21°F (-6°C)
- Altimeter: 30.11 inHg
- Observation at 8:56 pm from KSGU, 12 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flig | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, the folder of records gathered during the investigation, shown as the NTSB released them (the NTSB redacts some personal details first) and listed under the NTSB's own titles. This site's own text never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number WPR20LA116.