# Accident 20111005024209A: Harry L Weber WEBER HARRY ARION LI, Hedgesville, WV, October 5, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 5, 2011, 17:39 local time
- Place: Hedgesville, WV
- Airport: Green Landings
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5703° N, 77.9678° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5703&lon=-77.9678&mi=10
- Aircraft: N747HW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N747HW-2018-01-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Harry L Weber WEBER HARRY ARION LI (registry code 056307S, https://openairdocs.org/model/harry-l-weber-weber-harry-arion-li) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jabiru 3300 (registry code 34802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jabiru-3300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HARRY L WEBER WEBER HARRY ARION LI
- Reported engine: JABIRU JABIRU 3300
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12FA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12FA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111005024209A

## Narrative

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

ON OCTOBER 5, 2011, AT 1739 EDT AN EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR-BUILT WEBER ARION LI, N747HW, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT IMPACTED A HOUSE NEAR HEDGESVILLE, WEST VIRGINIA. THE AIRPLANE HAD DEPARTED FROM THE GREEN LANDINGS AIRPORT (WV22), HEDGESVILLE, WEST VIRGINIA, JUST PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. DAY VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT WAS KILLED. THE PERSONAL LOCAL FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91. THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE HOME  IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE AND FRACTURED INTO TWO PIECES.  THE AIRCRAFT ELEVATOR WAS IN A NOSE UP POSITION.

## 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 ERA12FA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12FA006), Oct 5, 2011: Harry L. Weber Arion LI (N747HW), Hedgesville, WV, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: An aerodynamic stall at low altitude due to the pilot’s acute cardiac event.

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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