# Accident 20161119020089A: Northwing NAVAJO, Dangerfield, TX, November 19, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 19, 2016, 18:00 local time
- Place: Dangerfield, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1481° N, 94.7003° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1481&lon=-94.7003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N360XL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N360XL-2018-08-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Northwing NAVAJO (registry code 05901ZJ, https://openairdocs.org/model/northwing-navajo) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582SER (registry code 55556, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NORTHWING NAVAJO
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN17LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA042) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161119020089A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN17LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA042), Nov 19, 2016: Northwing Navajo (N360XL), Daingerfield, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The noncertificated pilot’s unfamiliarity with the aircraft, which resulted in a loss of control during an unintentional takeoff.

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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