# Accident 20090513006769A: Norwn APACHESPORT, Franklinton, LA, May 13, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 2009, 07:35 local time
- Place: Franklinton, LA
- Airport: Franklinton
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.8194° N, 90.1125° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.8194&lon=-90.1125&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61740, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61740-2013-07-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Northwing APACHE SPORT (registry code 059028G, https://openairdocs.org/model/northwing-apache-sport) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582SER (registry code 55556, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NORWN APACHESPORT
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX582
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09LA299](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA299) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090513006769A

## Narrative

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

(-23) FSDO NOTIFICATON GIVEN TO ACCIDENT REPORTED AT FRANKLINTON AIRPORT (2R7) ON 13 MAY 2009 @ 10:32.  DISPTACHED ENROUTE TO FRANKLINTON AIRPORT, LOUISIANA AND ARRIVED ON SCENE @ 13:25 ON 13 MAY 2009.  AIRCRAFT WAS RELOCATED PRIOR TO DISPATCH TO ACCIDENT SCENE.  AIRCRAFT MADE SHARP LEFT HAND TURN AFTER TAKE-OFF, LEFT WING TIP STRUCK THE GROUND AND CRASHED THROUGH A WIRED FENCE NOSE FIRST, FLIPPING RESTING ON THE TOP OF WING STRUCTURE.  BOTH PILOT AND PASSENGER SUFFERED MULTIPLE MAJOR INJURIES.  CONDUCTED INVESTIGATION ON AIRCRAFT AT SEPARATE LOCATION.  UNABLE TO LOCATE AIRCRAFT AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE AND REGISTRATION.  CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE WAS MADE TO THE WING STRUCTURE AND THE TRICYCLE PORTION OF AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.  ENGINE AND FUEL TANKS WERE INTACT WITH NO VISIBLE SIGNS OF FUEL LINE DAMAGE OR DISTORTION.  FUEL SPILLAGE WAS APPARENT AT CRASH SITE.  PILOT AND PROPOSED OWNER OF AIRCRAFT IS STILL IN THE ICU AND UNABLE TO RETRIEVE AIRCRAFT RECORDS.  PILOT NOR PASSENGER INVOLVED WITH ACCIDENT APPEAR TO HAVE AIRMAN CERTIFICATES (PILOT).  UNABLE TO DETERMINE IF PILOT OR PASSENGER HAVE HAD TRAINING TO FLY THIS TYPE OF AIRCRAFT.

## 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 CEN09LA299](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA299), May 13, 2009: Northwing Apache Sport (N61740), Franklinton, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed which resulted in a stall. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of flight experience in the weight-shift trike.

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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