# Accident 20100421032139A: Airborne Wi EDGE XT-912, Captain Cook, HI, April 21, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 2010, 10:10 local time
- Place: Captain Cook, HI
- Airport: Kona, Hawaii
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 19.4817° N, 155.9300° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=19.4817&lon=-155.9300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N34TH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N34TH-2018-01-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airborne Windsports PTY EDGE XT-912-L (registry code 060003A, https://openairdocs.org/model/airborne-windsports-pty-edge-xt-912-l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912UL2 (registry code 55574, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912ul2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBORNE WI EDGE XT-912
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR10FA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10FA211) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100421032139A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS WITNESSED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, HEADING IN A NORTH EAST DIRECTION AT APPROXIMATELY 350 FT AGL TOWARDS CLIFFS OF KEALAKEKUA BAY, HAWAII. THE AIRCRAFT WENT INTO A STEEP CLIMB AND AT THE TOP OF THE CLIFFS, APPROXIMATELY 500 FT AGL, THE AIRCRAFT WENT INVERTED, THE WINGS FOLDED AROUND THE AIRCRAFT, AND IT FELL INTO THE OCEAN. THE AIRCRAFT HAS NOT BEEN RECOVERED YET DUE TO OCEAN DEPTH.  NO FURTHER ACTION WITH PILOT SINCE HE IS DECEASED.

## 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 WPR10FA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10FA211), Apr 21, 2010: AirBorne WindSport Edge XT-912-L (N34TH), Captain Cook, HI, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s intentional in-flight maneuvers that exceeded the structural limits of the aircraft, which resulted in structural failure of the wings.

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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