# Accident 20161028023189A: West Middlesex, PA, October 28, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 28, 2016, 14:00 local time
- Place: West Middlesex, PA
- Airport: West Middlesex
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1653° N, 80.5026° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WEST MIDDLESEX (PA21), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1653&lon=-80.5026&mi=10
- Aircraft: NONE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported engine: ROTAX 503
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161028023189A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT, KOLB FIREFLY, WAS PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO'S AT WEST MIDDLESEX AIRPORT (PA21) IN AN UNREGISTERED, UNCERTIFICATED AIRCRAFT. THE OPERATOR AND SOLE OCCUPANT,

CRASHED AFTER IT COLLIDED WITH TREES

1/4 MILE FROM THE AIRPORT.  A GUST OF WIND WAS REPORTEDLY THE CAUSE OF THE CRASH, AS REPORTED BY THE AIRMAN.

THE AIRMAN SUSTAINED INJURIES THAT REQUIRED HOSPITALIZATION.

## 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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