Airborne Windsports Pty Ltd EDGE X CLASSIC accident near Rush City, MN
On May 5, 2016, an Airborne Windsports Pty Ltd EDGE X CLASSIC was involved in an accident near Rush City, MN. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- May 5, 2016
- Place
- Rush City, MN
- Aircraft
- Airborne Windsports Pty Ltd EDGE X CLASSIC · WSFT
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 45.697°N, 92.952°W
- NTSB ID
- 20160509X14747
Official records · CEN16LA175
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On May 8, 2016, about 1025 central daylight time, an Airborne Windsport Edge X Classic weight-shift control aircraft, N701FP, impacted terrain at Rush City Airport (ROS), Rush City, Minnesota. The student pilot, the sole occupant on board, was fatally injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The aircraft was registered to and operated by the pilot of Pine City, Minnesota, under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident, and no flight plan had been filed. The local flight was originating at the time of the accident. According to a video provided by the Chisago County Sheriff's Office, the aircraft took off on runway 16, climbed to an estimated altitude of 300 to 400 feet, banked sharply to the left, descended, and impacted terrain in a steep nose-down attitude. The engine could be heard producing power at impact. Examination of the wreckage revealed no evidence of pre-impact mechanical malfunctions or failures. PERSONNEL (CREW) INFORMATION The pilot held a student pilot certificate with no solo endorsements. He also held a third class airman medical certificate, dated April 7, 2016, with the restriction, "Must have available glasses for near vision." Examination of the pilot's flight logbook revealed 13 entries made from March 22, to May 6, 2016. The entries indicated the pilot had logged a total of 21.9 hours – 4.6 hours in a Cessna 172, 3.3 hours in a Cessna 150, and 14.0 in an Air Creation USA ARV TANARG, another weight-shift-control aircra
Probable cause
The student pilot's failure to maintain the appropriate pitch attitude during initial climb, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the student pilot’s decision to conduct a solo flight without a solo endorsement in an aircraft in which he had no experience flying.
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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.
