# Accident 20150905021379A: Evolution Aircraft Inc REVO, Laconia, NH, September 5, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 2015, 15:40 local time
- Place: Laconia, NH
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.6064° N, 71.4528° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6064&lon=-71.4528&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2264X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2264X-2018-03-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Evolution REVO (registry code 060009B, https://openairdocs.org/model/evolution-revo) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EVOLUTION AIRCRAFT INC REVO
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 122 total, 97 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA15LA339](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA339) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150905021379A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS REPORTED BY MULTIPLE WITNESSES TO HAVE BEEN CIRCLING IN THE WEIRS BEECH, NH. AREA. THE AIRCRAFT CIRCLED TWICE AND EACH TIME APPEARED TO BE GRADUALLY GETTING LOWER.  AS AIRCRAFT TURNED AWAY FROM THE BEACH AREA, HEADING APPROXIMATELY IN AN EASTERLY DIRECTION THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN OBSERVERED GETTING LOWER AND IMPACTING THE SHORELINE ACROSS THE CHANNEL FROM WEIRS BEACH.

AIRCRAFT CAME TO A REST UPSIDE DOWN AFTER IMPACTING THE SHORELINE.

## 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 ERA15LA339](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA339), Sep 5, 2015: Evolution Revo (N2264X), Laconia, NH, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The sport pilot’s improper decision to operate the weight-shift-control aircraft at low altitude and his subsequent failure to maintain control of the aircraft, which resulted in a subsequent…

## Other reports on N2264X (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20140420005569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140420005569A), Apr 20, 2014: Evolution Aircraft Inc REVO (N2264X), Concord, NH, Substantial damage. On Sunday, April 20th at approximately 0830 local time, the airman departed Concord Municipal Airport (con) in Concord, NH with the intent to remain in the…

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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