# Accident 20140802015249A: Steven R Mcneese AIRBORNE EDGE X, Butte, AK, August 2, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 2014, 12:40 local time
- Place: Butte, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.5308° N, 149.0117° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5308&lon=-149.0117&mi=10
- Aircraft: N821AK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N821AK-2018-03-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Steven R Mcneese AIRBORNE EDGE X (registry code 056322K, https://openairdocs.org/model/steven-r-mcneese-airborne-edge-x) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STEVEN R MCNEESE AIRBORNE EDGE X
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 17 total, 17 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC14CA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC14CA059) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140802015249A

## Narrative

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

AIRMAN HAD BEEN "SHAKING DOWN" THE AIRCRAFT AND THIS WAS INTENDED AS A HIGH SPEED TAXI ONLY.  DURING HIGH SPEED TAXI, RIGHT WING CAME UP AND AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE.  AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO THE WOODS SHORTLY THEREAFTER.

AIRMAN HAS A MECHANIC CERTIFICATE BUT NO PILOT CERTIFICATE OF ANY KIND.    AIRCRAFT IS NOT CERTIFICATED; I.E. NO AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE EXISTS FOR AIRCRAFT.

## 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 ANC14CA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC14CA059), Aug 2, 2014: Steven R Mcneese Airborne Edge X (N821AK), Palmer, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The non-certificated pilot's failure to maintain directional control while performing a high speed taxi test and inadvertent lift-off, which resulted in an inflight collision with trees and terrain.

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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