# Accident 20160430009799A: Extra Flugzeugproduktions-Und EA 300/L, Henderson, NV, April 30, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 2016, 16:30 local time
- Place: Henderson, NV
- Airport: Henderson
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9797° N, 115.1103° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9797&lon=-115.1103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N330MT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N330MT-2018-10-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Extra Flugzeugproduktions EA 300/L (registry code 70218DN, https://openairdocs.org/model/extra-flugzeugproduktions-ea-300-l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming AEIO-580-B1A (registry code 42403, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-580-b1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EXTRA FLUGZEUGPRODUKTIONS-UND EA 300/L
- Reported engine: LYCOMING AEIO-580-B1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR16FA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16FA097) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160430009799A

## Narrative

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

ON 04/30/2016 AT APPROXIMATELY 1720 HOURS, N330MT AN EXTRA 330 AIRPLANE, IMPACTED TERRAIN 11.2 MILES SOUTH OF THE HENDERSON AIRPORT NEAR HENDERSON, NEVADA.  THE PILOT AND SOLE PASSENGER IN THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED.

THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED BY SKY COMBAT ACE, A NON CERTIFICATED COMPANY LOCATED IN HENDERSON, NEVADA THAT PROVIDES AEROBATIC INSTRUCTION.

INITIAL INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO HAVE IMPACTED TERRAIN UNDER POWERED FLIGHT IN A FAIRLY LEVEL ATTITUDE.

CONTROL SURFACE CONTINUITY WAS CONFIRMED.

DEBRIS FROM THE AIRCRAFT WAS SPREAD OVER AN AREA OF APPROXIMATELY 265 YARDS.

## 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 WPR16FA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16FA097), Apr 30, 2016: Extra Flugzeugproduktions-Und EA 300/L (N330MT), Henderson, NV, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to monitor and maintain clearance with terrain while maneuvering at low level. Contributing to the accident, was the pilot's failure to conduct an adequate amount of clearing…

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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