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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Six Chuter LEGEND XL · Arcadia, FL · September 24, 2016

Date
September 24, 2016 · 09:22 local
Place
Arcadia, FL
Airport
Arcadia Municipal
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N149SC
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA16CA526
Reported as
Six Chuter Legend XL
Reported engine
ROTAX 582E
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Sport pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
72 total72 in this make and model

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On September 24, 2016, at 09:22 EDT, a Six chuter legend, N149SC, became collided with a electrical power line on takeoff at Arcadia airport (XO6), Arcadia FL during a personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. The aircraft was substantially damaged and the pilot and one passenger on board were uninjured.

As the FAA filed it

ON SEPTEMBER 24, 2016, AT 09:22 EDT, A SIX CHUTER LEGEND, N149SC, BECAME COLLIDED WITH A ELECTRICAL POWER LINE ON TAKEOFF AT ARCADIA AIRPORT (XO6), ARCADIA FL DURING A PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER ON BOARD WERE UNINJURED.

NTSB investigation

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