Mxr Technologies MX2 accident near Dade City, FL
On March 9, 2009, a Mxr Technologies MX2 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Dade City, FL. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- March 9, 2009
- Place
- Dade City, FL
- Aircraft
- Mxr Technologies MX2 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 28.323°N, 82.138°W
- NTSB ID
- 20090309X35329
Official records · ERA09LA188
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On March 9, 2009, about 1219 eastern daylight time, an experimental, amateur-built, MXR Technologies MX2, N262MX, was substantially damaged following an in-flight loss of control and impact with trees and terrain near Dade City, Florida. The airplane was registered to Aerobatic Activity, Inc. of Zephyrhills, Florida. The commercial pilot and one passenger were killed. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and no flight plan was filed for the 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The flight originated at Zephyrhills, Florida about 1200. Witnesses reported that the pilot was performing aerobatic maneuvers at the time of the accident. They reported that the pilot frequently used the area for practicing aerobatics. One witness reported that the aircraft did two loops and while pulling out at the bottom of the second one, the aircraft suddenly became very quiet. She stated that it went into a “tail spin” and went straight down. Three other witnesses reported the following in a written statement, “We were watching the plane do stunts for about 10-15 minutes. It looked like he was going up and then it stalled. He nosed down and it sounded like the motor was wide open when it started back up again. He was facing straight down when it fired back up and then he started to pull the nose back up. It then crash landed into the orange groves…” The pilot was reportedly scheduled to perform at the Valiant Air Command Airshow in Titusville, Florida, later in the week. PERSONNEL INFORMATION The pilot, age 40, held a commercial pilot certi
Probable cause
An in-flight loss of aircraft control for an undetermined reason.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
