Airborne Windsports Edge XT-912L accident near Mokuleia, HI
On November 5, 2022, an Airborne Windsports Edge XT-912L was involved in an accident near Mokuleia, HI. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- November 5, 2022
- Place
- Mokuleia, HI
- Aircraft
- Airborne Windsports Edge XT-912L · WSFT
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 21.580°N, 158.238°W
- NTSB ID
- 20221105106253
Official records · ANC23FA003
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn November 5, 2022, about 0811 Hawaii-Aleutian standard time, an Airborne Windsports Edge XT-912-L weight-shift-control light sport aircraft, N444EZ, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Mokuleia, Hawaii. The flight instructor and initial/introductory flight training student were fatally injured. The aircraft was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 instructional flight. According to the operator, Paradise Air Hang Gliding, the flight was a discovery flight lesson and should have lasted about 30 minutes. However, during a subsequent conversation with a family member they said no instruction was provided and they considered their child a passenger on the flight. When the aircraft did not return, another pilot from the operator went to look for the aircraft, and he eventually spotted the wreckage about 2 miles west of the airport. A witness close to the accident site stated that the engine was running, and the aircraft descended in a nose-low attitude until impact. According to ADS-B flight track data and video from a Go-Pro camera recovered from the aircraft wreckage, the aircraft taxied onto the runway for takeoff from Dillingham Airfield (HDH) about 0739. The aircraft flew east of the airport, maneuvering at varying altitudes and making a few 360° turns before turning back to the west. The aircraft flew along the coast towards Ka’ena Point, then made a left climbing turn toward HDH. The aircraft reached a maximum altitude of 5,670 ft mean sea level (msl), then descended to an altitude of 1,200 ft, and th
Probable cause
Structural failure of the wing for undetermined reasons, which resulted in a loss of control.
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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.
