# Accident 20120812017689A: Destiny XLT 2000, Grayson, GA, August 12, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 2012, 12:03 local time
- Place: Grayson, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8711° N, 83.9594° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8711&lon=-83.9594&mi=10
- Aircraft: N103ME, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N103ME-2015-05-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Destiny XLT 2000 (registry code 05901QG, https://openairdocs.org/model/destiny-xlt-2000) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582SER (registry code 55556, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DESTINY XLT 2000
- Reported engine: ROTAX 582
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12LA509](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA509) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120812017689A

## Narrative

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

PILOT TOOK OFF FROM SCHOOL PARKING LOT.  UPON DESCENT BACK TO LAND, PILOT FLEW INTO POWERLINES, LOST CONTROL AND CRASHED.

## 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 ERA12LA509](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA509), Aug 12, 2012: Destiny XLT 2000 (N103ME), Grayson, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The non-certificated pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

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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