# Accident 20160114000329A: Caughran Terry FLIGHTSTAR II, Wake, VA, January 14, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 14, 2016, 13:30 local time
- Place: Wake, VA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5653° N, 76.4492° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5653&lon=-76.4492&mi=10
- Aircraft: N82652, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N82652-2019-05-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Caughran Terry FLIGHTSTAR II (registry code 05601A2, https://openairdocs.org/model/caughran-terry-flightstar-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CAUGHRAN TERRY FLIGHTSTAR II
- Reported engine: BOMBARDIER ROTAX (ALL)
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA16FA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16FA089) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160114000329A

## Narrative

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

ON JANUARY 14, 2016, AT 1400 EASTERN TIME, THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED HUMMEL FIELD AIRPORT (W75) ENROUTE TO NEW QUARTER FARM AIRPORT (92VA).  APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES SOUTH OF W95 THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED WOODED TERRAIN AND WAS DESTROYED.  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 ERA16FA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16FA089), Jan 14, 2016: Caughran Terry Flightstar II (N82652), Wake, VA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: Failure of the left wing in flight due to compression loading from wing loads combined with preexisting damage.

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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