20171223023759A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · X-Air XA85 · Oskaloosa, IA · December 23, 2017

Date: December 23, 2017 · 14:58 local
Place: Oskaloosa, IA
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N20XA
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN18FA060
Reported as: X-Air XA85
Reported engine: JABIRU 2200
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 6 in the last 90 days

N20XARegistration cancelled Jul 31, 2021 · X-Air XA85S/N XA850006 · Built 2009 Airframe modelX-Air XA85 Engine modelJabiru 22004 cycle

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What happened

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Eyewitnesses reported seeing the aircraft flying low. Crash scene evidence indicated the aircraft struck a powerline and was forced to land. The aircraft came to rest inverted 230 feet from the impact with the powerline. The pilot was fatally injured.

As the FAA filed it

EYEWITNESSES REPORTED SEEING THE AIRCRAFT FLYING LOW. CRASH SCENE EVIDENCE INDICATED THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A POWERLINE AND WAS FORCED TO LAND. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST INVERTED 230 FEET FROM THE IMPACT WITH THE POWERLINE. THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED.

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 CEN18FA060Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportOskaloosa, IAThe pilot's low altitude flight into a power line due to his impairment from an acute physiologic event during the flight. Contributing to the pilot's impairment was his use of two sedating medications.Dec 23, 2017 · Substantial damage