# Incident 20200201004459I: Pipistrel Lsa Srl SINUS, Wichita Falls, TX, February 1, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 1, 2020, 12:30 local time
- Place: Wichita Falls, TX
- Airport: Danaher Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8288° N, 98.5728° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DANAHER (7TX0), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8288&lon=-98.5728&mi=10
- Aircraft: N77EH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N77EH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pipistrel Lsa SINUS (registry code 0600083, https://openairdocs.org/model/pipistrel-lsa-sinus) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912UL2 (registry code 55574, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912ul2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPISTREL LSA SRL SINUS
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912UL2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 70 total, 70 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200201004459I

## Narrative

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

ON FEBRUARY 1, 2020, AT APPROXIMATELY 1200 CDT, N77EH, A SINUS LIGHT SPORT WAS CONDUCTING A PERSONAL FLIGHT AND LANDED IN A WHEAT FIELD NEAR WICHITA VALLEY IN WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND NO IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.  THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM DANAHER AIRPORT ON 1 FEBRUARY 2020 AT APPROXIMATELY 1015 AM CDT.

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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