# Accident 20200624008429A: Brooks Dale C XLS, Liberty, UT, June 24, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 2020, 11:30 local time
- Place: Liberty, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3164° N, 111.8478° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3164&lon=-111.8478&mi=10
- Aircraft: N18XX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18XX-2021-10-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Brooks Dale C XLS (registry code 05612K0, https://openairdocs.org/model/brooks-dale-c-xls) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BROOKS DALE C XLS
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 107 total, 2 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR20CA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA195) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200624008429A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS DEPARTING A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP BY LIBERTY, UT. THE PILOT HAD NOT FLOWN OFF THIS STRIP BEFORE. JUST AFTER ROTATION THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A FENCE AND ENDED UP ON TOP OF A SHED. THE PILOT HAD MINOR INJURIES.

## 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 WPR20CA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA195), Jun 24, 2020: Capella XLS (N18XX), Liberty, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a fence post during the initial climb.

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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