# Accident 20151121018909A: Phantom Aeronautics PHANTOM X-1, Monroe, NC, November 21, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 21, 2015, 15:00 local time
- Place: Monroe, NC
- Airport: Edwards
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0708° N, 80.5664° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0708&lon=-80.5664&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28365, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28365-2018-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Phantom Aeronautics PHANTOM X-1 (registry code 05902G1, https://openairdocs.org/model/phantom-aeronautics-phantom-x-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582SER (registry code 55556, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PHANTOM AERONAUTICS PHANTOM X-1
- Reported engine: ROTAX 582
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 32 total, 32 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA16LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA045) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151121018909A

## Narrative

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

N28365, A PHANTOM X-1, TOOK-OFF FROM GOOSE CREEK (28A) FLYING TOWARDS EDWARDS AIR STRIP (9NC3) ON 11/21/2015. APPROXIMATE TIME WAS 1500 LOCAL. THE PILOT STATED HE DID A COUPLE LOW PASSES AT 9NC3. AFTER HIS LAST LOW PASS HE SWUNG OUT WIDE TO THE RIGHT TO COME BACK IN FOR A LANDING. THE PILOT SAID HIS ENGINE MADE A CHOKING NOISE AND HE PULLED BACK ON THE STICK TO TRY AND GAIN ALTITUDE. HE CLIPPED THE TOP OF A TREE AND THE AIRCRAFT WENT STRAIGHT INTO THE GROUND. AT THE ACCIDENT SCENE THE AIRCRAFT DID HAVE FUEL AND THE LINES APPEARED INTACT. THERE WAS NO LAPSE IN CONTROL CONTINUITY. THE ENGINE TURNED OVER WHEN ROTATED BY THE PROP HUB.

## 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 ERA16LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA045), Nov 21, 2015: Phantom Aeronautics Phantom X 1 (N28365), Monroe, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the engine did not reveal any preimpact anomalies that would have precluded normal…

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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