Why Light Sport Airplanes Suffer So Many Crashes

Light sport airplanes were supposed to be a cheaper alternative to certified aircraft and they are. But AVweb's look at the accident record of these airplanes confirms what many skeptics worried about: They suffer more crashes than standard category aircraft. This video, first published in 2018, explains why.

Editor’s note: The former owner of the aircraft depicted at 4:55 in the video said the incident was caused by a faulty nose gear strut.