20161119020089A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Northwing NAVAJO · Dangerfield, TX · November 19, 2016

Date: November 19, 2016 · 18:00 local
Place: Dangerfield, TX
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N360XL
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN17LA042
Reported as: Northwing Navajo
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1

N360XLRegistration cancelled Aug 18, 2018 · Northwing NAVAJOS/N 7940 · Built 2001 Airframe modelNorthwing NAVAJO Engine modelRotax 582SER2 cycle

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What happened

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

On 11/19/2016 at greater morris county airport, a Northwing Navajo, N360XL, departed runway 35. The aircraft was operated by a non-certificated pilot. After takeoff the aircraft conducted a hard left turn and contacted a tree line approximately 400 ffet from the runway center line. One person was seriously injured with no fatalities.

As the FAA filed it

ON 11/19/2016 AT GREATER MORRIS COUNTY AIRPORT, A NORTHWING NAVAJO, N360XL, DEPARTED RUNWAY 35. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATED BY A NON-CERTIFICATED PILOT. AFTER TAKEOFF THE AIRCRAFT CONDUCTED A HARD LEFT TURN AND CONTACTED A TREE LINE APPROXIMATELY 400 FFET FROM THE RUNWAY CENTER LINE. ONE PERSON WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED WITH NO FATALITIES.

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 CEN17LA042Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportDaingerfield, TXThe noncertificated pilot’s unfamiliarity with the aircraft, which resulted in a loss of control during an unintentional takeoff.Nov 19, 2016 · Substantial damage