# Accident 20140408004059A: Northwing APACHE SPORT, Willard, UT, April 8, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 2014, 17:20 local time
- Place: Willard, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4058° N, 112.0497° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4058&lon=-112.0497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N58AS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N58AS-2018-03-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Northwing APACHE SPORT (registry code 059028G, https://openairdocs.org/model/northwing-apache-sport) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582E (registry code 55557, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NORTHWING APACHE SPORT
- Reported engine: ROTAX 582
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 174 total, 5 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR14LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14LA161) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140408004059A

## Narrative

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

WITNESSES REPORT OBSERVING THE AIRCRAFT MANEUVERING AT A VERY LOW ALTITUDE AND HIGH ANGLE OF BANK JUST PRIOR TO THE CRASH.

## 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 WPR14LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14LA161), Apr 8, 2014: Northwing Apache Sport (N58AS), Brigham City, UT, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain aircraft control while maneuvering near power lines.

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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