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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Airborne XT-912 · Hawthorne, CA · March 21, 2016

Date: March 21, 2016 · 11:59 local
Place: Hawthorne, CA
Airport: Jack Northrop Field/Hawthorne
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N670EM
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR16FA086
Reported as: Airborne XT-912
Reported engine: ROTAX 912
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 59 total59 in this make and model7 in the last 90 days

N670EMRegistration cancelled Feb 12, 2019 · Airborne XT-912S/N XT-912-0214 · Built 2007 Airframe modelAirborne XT-912 Engine modelRotax 912 series4 cycle

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What happened

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Weight shift control aircraft entered runway 25 at taxiway b and departed. Approximately 50-100 feet in the air, the aircraft made a steep right bank and turned to the right (north) and decended. The aircraft struck the north side airport fence, then impacted on 120th street in Hawthorne CA approximately 100 yards west of CA 105 freeway east entrance and came to rest at the north side curb of 120th. Street. The aircraft ignited and was destroyed.

As the FAA filed it

WEIGHT SHIFT CONTROL AIRCRAFT ENTERED RUNWAY 25 AT TAXIWAY B AND DEPARTED. APPROXIMATELY 50-100 FEET IN THE AIR, THE AIRCRAFT MADE A STEEP RIGHT BANK AND TURNED TO THE RIGHT (NORTH) AND DECENDED. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE NORTH SIDE AIRPORT FENCE, THEN IMPACTED ON 120TH STREET IN HAWTHORNE CA APPROXIMATELY 100 YARDS WEST OF CA 105 FREEWAY EAST ENTRANCE AND CAME TO REST AT THE NORTH SIDE CURB OF 120TH. STREET. THE AIRCRAFT IGNITED AND WAS DESTROYED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB WPR16FA086Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportHawthorne, CAThe weight shift control aircraft encounter with a wake vortex from a preceding airplane, which resulted in a roll upset at an altitude too low for recovery. Contributing to the accident was the accident pilot's failure to recognize the potential for a wake…Mar 21, 2016 · Destroyed