# Accident 20171223023759A: X-Air LLC XA85, Oskaloosa, IA, December 23, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 23, 2017, 14:58 local time
- Place: Oskaloosa, IA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3442° N, 92.6628° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3442&lon=-92.6628&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20XA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20XA-2021-07-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: X-Air XA85 (registry code 060005V, https://openairdocs.org/model/x-air-xa85) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jabiru 2200 (registry code 34800, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jabiru-2200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: X-AIR LLC XA85
- Reported engine: JABIRU 2200
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN18FA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18FA060) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171223023759A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN18FA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18FA060), Dec 23, 2017: X-Air XA85 (N20XA), Oskaloosa, IA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The 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…

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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