# Accident 20100623036299A: Airborne WINDSPORT E, Fort Lupton, CO, June 23, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 23, 2010, 11:45 local time
- Place: Fort Lupton, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8458° N, 104.8125° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8458&lon=-104.8125&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55857, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55857-2017-07-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airborne WINDSPORT EDGE (registry code 05903ZM, https://openairdocs.org/model/airborne-windsport-edge) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582SER (registry code 55556, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBORNE WINDSPORT E
- Reported engine: ROTAX 582
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10LA339](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA339) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100623036299A

## Narrative

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

EYEWITNESS STATES AIRCRAFT PERFORMING AEROBATIC MANEUVERS, WING FOLDED AND SPIRALED TO THE GROUND.  PRELIMINARY INSPECTION OF AIRCAFT FOUND DAMAGE TO THE CARRIAGE WING ATTACHMENT "HANG POINT"

## 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 CEN10LA339](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA339), Jun 23, 2010: Airborne Windsport Edge (N55857), Ft. Lupton, CO, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot intentionally performed prohibited aerobatic maneuvers that damaged the carriage wing attachment hang point and collapsed the wing.

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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