# Accident 20090525009659A: Norwn APACHESPORT, Fredericksburg, TX, May 25, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 2009, 18:36 local time
- Place: Fredericksburg, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0400° N, 99.1297° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0400&lon=-99.1297&mi=10
- Aircraft: N600GB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N600GB-2013-02-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Northwing Design APACHE SPORT-B (registry code 059003V, https://openairdocs.org/model/northwing-design-apache-sport-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NORWN APACHESPORT
- Reported engine: ROTAX
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 20 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09LA312](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA312) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090525009659A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT OBSERVED FLYING SOUTHWEST THEN TO LOSE SOMETHING, CONTINUED FLIGHT FOR APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE AND THEN SPUN INTO GROUND.  JUST PRIOR TO THE AIRCRAFT SPINNING A FAIRING BELONGING AT THE APEX OF THE LEADING EDGE TUBES RIPPED OFF AND FELL TO THE GROUND.  THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND 100 YARDS UP COURSE FROM THE FAIRING.  THERE WAS GAS IN BOTH FLOAT BOWLS AND THE PROPELLER APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN DAMAGED BY IMPACT WHILE RUNNING.  THERE WAS NO POST CRASH FIRE AND THE DEBRIS FIELD WAS COMPACT AND RESTRICTED TO THE APPROXIMATE WING SPAN WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE MUFFLER WHICH APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN SLUNG BY ROTATIONAL FORCES.  ONE WING ATTACH AND CONTROL CABLE WAS UNATTACHED AND UNDAMAGED.  THE HELMETS CAME OFF WHILE REMAINING LATCHED.

## 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 CEN09LA312](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA312), May 25, 2009: Northwing Design Apache Sport (N600GB), Fredericksburg, TX, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The loss of aircraft control for undetermined reasons.

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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