# Accident 20160429003889A: Monroe, NC, April 29, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 2016, 16:54 local time
- Place: Monroe, NC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Ultralight vehicle (Part 103)
- Location: 34.9854° N, 80.5495° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Monroe, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9854&lon=-80.5495&mi=10
- Aircraft: NONE (not matched to a registry record)
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160429003889A

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 29, 2016 ABOUT 1654 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME AN UNREGISTERED PHANTOM ULTRALIGHT WAS DESTROYED AFTER CRASHING INTO TERRAIN IN A WOODED AREA NEAR EDWARDS AIRPORT NC (9NC3). VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (VMC) PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE ULTRALIGHT DEPARTED FROM GOOSE CREEK AIRPORT (28A) PRIOR TO THE CRASH. THE INDIVIDUAL OPERATING THE ULTRALIGHT WAS FATALLY INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT. HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO TEACH HIMSELF HOW TO FLY. WITNESSES OBSERVED THE ULTRALIGHT FLYING LOW AND SLOW AND DESCRIBED THE CRAFT ENTERING A STALLED CONDITION AS IT DISAPPEARED BEHIND A STAND OF TREES. THEY HEARD THE PILOT APPLY POWER AND THEN HEARD AN EXPLOSION. THEY SAW FLAMES AND SMOKE OVER THE TREES.  PTRS 201604137.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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