# Accident 20051211029259A: EDI90FT, Chehalis, WA, December 11, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 11, 2005, 14:50 local time
- Place: Chehalis, WA
- Airport: Chehalis-Centralia
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.6769° N, 122.9828° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.6769&lon=-122.9828&mi=10
- Aircraft: N900EH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N900EH-2006-08-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hitchens C B EDI 90FT (registry code 05601LG, https://openairdocs.org/model/hitchens-c-b-edi-90ft) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550 series (registry code 17042, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EDI90FT
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 9 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA06LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06LA026) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051211029259A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) N900EH IMPACTED THE GROUND ABOUT ONE MILE NORTH OF THE CHEHALIS AIRPORT FOR UNKNOWN REASONS.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA06LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06LA026), Dec 11, 2005: Hitchens EDI 90FT (N900EH), Chehalis, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of control of the aircraft for undetermined reasons while on a one-half mile straight-in VFR GPS final approach. Factors included his unsuccessful remedial action, and contact with…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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