# Accident 20140607007459A: Northwing APACHE SPORT, Polson, MT, June 7, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 7, 2014, 07:00 local time
- Place: Polson, MT
- Airport: Polson
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.6958° N, 114.1775° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6958&lon=-114.1775&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2804P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2804P-2022-02-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Northwing APACHE SPORT (registry code 059028G, https://openairdocs.org/model/northwing-apache-sport) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 503ULDCDI (registry code 55568, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-503uldcdi) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NORTHWING APACHE SPORT
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912UL
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR14LA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14LA233) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140607007459A

## Narrative

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

PIC INSTALLED A WING THAT WAS NOT RECOMMENDED BY THE LSA MANUFACTURER. DURING TEST FLIGHT AT APPROXIMATELY 150 ? 200 AGL, PIC ENTERED A STEEP LEFT TURN AND THEN INTO A SPIRALING MANEUVER, IMPACTING THE GROUND.  THE PIC WAS FATALLY INJURED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.

## 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 WPR14LA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14LA233), Jun 7, 2014: North Wing Apache Sport (N2804P), Polson, MT, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of airplane control during initial climb due to his experiencing an incapacitating medical 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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