# Accident 20140429008549A: Airplane Factory (Pty) Ltd The SLING, Daggett, CA, April 29, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 2014, 23:00 local time
- Place: Daggett, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7953° N, 116.8872° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7953&lon=-116.8872&mi=10
- Aircraft: N511NG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N511NG-2014-07-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airplane Factory Ltd The SLING (registry code 060009A, https://openairdocs.org/model/airplane-factory-ltd-the-sling) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRPLANE FACTORY (PTY) LTD THE SLING
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,790 total, 448 in this make and model, 318 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR14LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14LA177) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140429008549A

## Narrative

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

THIS WAS A CONTROLLED FLIGHT INTO TERRAIN, PILOTS DESCENDED BELOW HIGH OF LOCAL MOUNTAINS AND HILLS.

## 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 WPR14LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14LA177), Apr 30, 2014: Airplane Factory Ltd The Sling (N511NG), Daggett, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilots’ failure to maintain clearance from terrain while operating in dark night, visual meteorological conditions. Contributing to the accident was the pilots’ failure to enable the aural…

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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