# Accident 20100821043629A: North Wing SCOUT X-C, Amherst County, VA, August 21, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 2010, 18:49 local time
- Place: Amherst County, VA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6011° N, 79.0556° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6011&lon=-79.0556&mi=10
- Aircraft: N417JN, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N417JN-2011-12-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North Wing Uum SCOUT X-C (registry code 060006R, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-wing-uum-scout-x-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912UL series (registry code 55571, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912ul-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NORTH WING SCOUT X-C
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912UL
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10FA435](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10FA435) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100821043629A

## Narrative

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

AN EYEWITNESS INFORMED THE INVESTIGATORS THAT AROUND 7:00 P.M. ON SATURDAY AUGUST 21, 2010, SHE WITNESSED A TWO SEATER ULTRA LIGHT FLY OVER HER HOUSE VERY LOW. THE ENGINE MADE SOUNDS SIMILAR TO IT CUTTING OFF THEN STARTING UP AGAIN. BY THIS TIME THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN A TIGHT SPIRAL AND TO CLOSE TO THE GROUND TO PULL UP.  AIRCRAFT DOVE STRAIGHT INTO THE GROUND AND EXPLODED AT ONCE. FOLLOWED BY TWO OR THREE SMALLER EXPLOSIONS.

## 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 ERA10FA435](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10FA435), Aug 21, 2010: North Wing Scout X-C (N417JN), Amherst, VA, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of aircraft control for an undetermined reason.

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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