# Accident 20060331006039A: Eiland SPARROWHAWK, Ona, FL, March 31, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 2006, 09:20 local time
- Place: Ona, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.4817° N, 81.9186° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.4817&lon=-81.9186&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41964, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41964-2017-07-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Eiland Marvin T SPARROWHAWK (registry code 05616UI, https://openairdocs.org/model/eiland-marvin-t-sparrowhawk) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Subaru ALL MDLS A/B (registry code 59050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/subaru-all-mdls-a-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EILAND SPARROWHAWK
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA06LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA06LA077) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060331006039A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MARCH 31, 2006, AT 0920EDT, AN EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR-BUILT SPARROWHAWK AUTOGYRO, N41964, REGISTERED TO AMERICAN AUTOGYRO OF CRYSTAL RIVER, CRASHED INTO A PASTURE NEAR ONA, FLORIDA. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON A PART 91 FLIGHT FROM WAUCHULA, FLORIDA TO VENICE, FLORIDA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS EXISTED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY THE POST-CRASH FIRE AND THE COMMERCIAL-RATED PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WERE FATALLY INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT WAUCHULA, FLORIDA ON MARCH 31, 2006 AT APPROXIMATELY 0900 HOURS.

## 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 MIA06LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA06LA077), Mar 31, 2006: Marvin T Eiland SparrowHawk (N41964), Ona, FL, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The in-flight loss of control for undetermined reasons during a normal descent, resulting in an uncontrolled descent, and in-flight collision with terrain.

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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