Airborne Windsports Pty Ltd EDGE XT-912-L accident near Winona, MN
On June 26, 2026, an Airborne Windsports Pty Ltd EDGE XT-912-L was involved in an accident near Winona, MN. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- June 26, 2026
- Place
- Winona, MN
- Aircraft
- Airborne Windsports Pty Ltd EDGE XT-912-L · WSFT
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 44.080°N, 91.712°W
- NTSB ID
- 20260626203257
NTSB summary
On June 25, 2026, about 2000 central daylight time, an Airborne Windsports Pty Ltd Edge Xt-912-L weight-shift-control light sport aircraft, N912CV was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident at Winona Municipal Airport (ONA) Winona, Minnesota. The pilot was fatally injured. The aircraft was operated under Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a personal flight. Before the flight, the pilot removed the Streak 3 king post wing that was on the aircraft for 2 years and installed an Arrow strutted wing. According to his friend, who witnessed the accident, the wing was replaced just before the accident flight, and the purpose of the flight was to test the new wing. The pilot replaced the wing because the strutted wing had a lower height clearance and made it easier to store the aircraft in the hangar. A second friend, who helped with the installation of the wing, said that they made sure that the wing was properly attached before the test flight. According to the friend who witnessed the accident, the pilot performed 2 “crow hops,” in the aircraft by taking off on runway 30 and immediately landing again on the runway before taking off a third time to fly the traffic pattern. The witness said that the “crow hops” and traffic pattern were unremarkable until the aircraft turned onto final approach. When the aircraft was on final approach, it looked like the pilot made a small correction and then banked to the left followed by a hard 90° bank to the right. The right wingtip impacted the ground first and the aircraft tumbled. The witness said that due to hi
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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.
