# Accident 20150618009899A: Northwing Design APACHE SPORT, Taos, NM, June 18, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 2015, 07:40 local time
- Place: Taos, NM
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.4701° N, 105.6191° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4701&lon=-105.6191&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51311, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51311-2017-08-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Northwing Design APACHE SPORT (registry code 05901DR, https://openairdocs.org/model/northwing-design-apache-sport) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582SER (registry code 55556, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NORTHWING DESIGN APACHE SPORT
- Reported engine: ROTAX 582
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15FA277](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15FA277) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150618009899A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT DEPARTED TAOS, NM (KSKX) ON A LOCAL FLIGHT AT  APPROXIMATELY 0740 MDT. AFTER DEPARTURE FROM RUNWAY 22, WITNESSES OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT MAKE A 90 DEGREE RIGHT TURN FOLLOWED BY A LEFT TURN. AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS TURNING LEFT, THE NOSE PITCHED DOWN AT A STEEP ANGLE UNTIL IMPACT WITH THE GROUND. THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED.

## 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 CEN15FA277](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15FA277), Jun 18, 2015: Northwing Design Apache Sport (N51311), Taos, NM, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The powered-lift aircraft's departure from controlled flight for reasons that could not be determined from the available information.

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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