Mxr Technologies MX2 accident near Osteen, FL
On August 24, 2022, a Mxr Technologies MX2 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Osteen, FL. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- August 24, 2022
- Place
- Osteen, FL
- Aircraft
- Mxr Technologies MX2 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 28.922°N, 81.064°W
- NTSB ID
- 20220825105795
Official records · ERA22FA384
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn August 24, 2022, at 1639 eastern daylight time, an experimental amateur-built MXR Technologies MX2, N263MX, was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain in Osteen, Florida. The private pilot and pilot-rated passenger were fatally injured. The airplane was operated under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as an aerobatic demonstration flight. According to individuals familiar with the purpose of the flight, the accident pilot organized training and demonstration flights for a group of pilots from a foreign air force. The planned flights included two 30-minute flights in the accident airplane for aerobatic demonstration and upset recovery and prevention training with a flight instructor in a different airplane. The accident flight was the first aerobatic demonstration flight for the pilot-rated passenger and the airplane’s third demonstration flight of the day. During the two previous demonstration flights earlier in the day, pilots had performed Lomcovák, half-Cuban eight, and hammerhead aerobatic maneuvers along with loops and vertical climbs with rolls. Review of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) flight track data revealed that the airplane departed Spruce Creek Airport (7FL6), Daytona Beach, Florida, at 1632. The airplane flew south and began maneuvering to the east between 2,000 and 5,000 ft mean sea level (msl). The last data point, at 1639, showed the airplane at an altitude of 2,738 ft msl, on a track of 068°, and at a groundspeed of 15 knots. The airplane impacted a wooded marshy area almost directly under the
Probable cause
The pilot’s loss of airplane control while performing aerobatic maneuvers, which resulted in the airplane entering an inverted flat spin that continued until the airplane impacted terrain.
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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.
