# Accident 20070616014919A: Amtr APACHEQUEST, Charleston, NH, June 16, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 2007, 11:00 local time
- Place: Charleston, NH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.3425° N, 72.5094° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3425&lon=-72.5094&mi=10
- Aircraft: N425DW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N425DW-2018-01-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Northwing Design APACHE QUEST (registry code 05901KD, https://openairdocs.org/model/northwing-design-apache-quest) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR APACHEQUEST
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC07LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07LA143) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070616014919A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ACCIDENT OCCURRED JUNE 16, 2007, IN THE CONNECTICUT RIVER NEAR SPRINGFIELD VT AND CHARLESTON NH. THE AIRCRAFT (A ELSA WEIGHT SHIFT TRIKE) DEPARTED FROM THE MORNINGSIDE FLIGHT PARK IN CHARLESTON, NH. AIRCRAFT IS A 2001 EXPERIMENTAL LIGHT SPORT NORTH WING APACHE QUEST S/N 63155. THE WING MOUNTED ON THE TRIKE AT THE TIME OF THE MISHAP IS A NORTH WING QUEST 7000 (14.5) S/N 23307. PILOT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ (NOT THE OWNER) OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND DOES NOT HAVE A PILOT CERTIFICATE OR CURRENT BFI WITH THE ULPA. ON APPROXIMATELY 1100 EST OF 06/16/2007 THIS CERTIFICATED EXPERIMENTAL LIGHT SPORT AIRCRAFT WHICH IS A NORTH WING APACHE QUEST WAS INVOLVED IN A MISHAP WHILE ON A TEST FLIGHT FROM THE MORNINGSIDE FLIGHT AIRPARK.

## 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 NYC07LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07LA143), Jun 16, 2007: Northwing Design Apache Quest (N425DW), Springfield, VT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The non-certificated pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control, due to the installation of an alternate wing design.

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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