# Accident 20130707014259A: North Wing Uum Inc SPORT X2, Parker Dam, CA, July 7, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 2013, 09:25 local time
- Place: Parker Dam, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2492° N, 114.1711° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2492&lon=-114.1711&mi=10
- Aircraft: N467YN, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N467YN-2018-03-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North Wing Uum SPORT X2 (registry code 060006B, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-wing-uum-sport-x2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582UL-99 (registry code 55559, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ul-99) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NORTH WING UUM INC SPORT X2
- Reported engine: ROTAX 582UL-99
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 18 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR13LA313](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA313) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130707014259A

## Narrative

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

N467N WAS CRUISING SOUTHWEST BOUND OVER THE COLORADO RIVER AT LOW LEVEL WHEN THE PILOT ENCOUNTERED 100 FT AGL NORTH-SOUTH RUNNING WIRES.  THE PILOT EXECUTED A STEEP RIGHT TURN EASTBOUND TO AVOID THE TALL WIRES STRIKING ANOTHER SHORTER SET OF WIRES (EAST OF ITS ORIGINAL FLIGHT PATH) WITH ITS RIGHT WING WHILE IN A RIGHT WING LOW ATTITUDE.  THE AIRCRAFT SPIRALLED DOWN IN A RAPID RIGHT DESCENDING TURN STRIKING THE GROUND IN FRONT OF A LODGING RESORT OFFICE WITH FATAL INJURIES TO THE PILOT.

## 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 WPR13LA313](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA313), Jul 7, 2013: North Wing Uum Sport X2 (N467YN), Parker Dam, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The student pilot’s abrupt maneuver to avoid transmission wires, which resulted in his loss of airplane control. Contributing to the accident were the pilot’s decision to perform a low-altitude…

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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