# Accident 20200919021629A: Cosmos PHASE 3, Wayne, OK, September 19, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 2020, 18:45 local time
- Place: Wayne, OK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8966° N, 97.1906° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8966&lon=-97.1906&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7024L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7024L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cosmos PHASE 3 (registry code 05901X3, https://openairdocs.org/model/cosmos-phase-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912 series (registry code 55569, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: COSMOS PHASE 3
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN20LA413](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA413) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200919021629A

## Narrative

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

ON SEPTEMBER 19, 2020 AT 18:45 THE PILOT WAS TAXIING OUT TO HIS PRIVATE RUNWAY WHEN THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO A HAY BALE.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  THE PILOT WAS TAKEN TO PERCELL MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL WITH SERIOUS INJURIES THEN TRANSFERRED TO OU MEDICAL CENTER WHERE HE PASSED AWAY ON SEPTEMBER 26, 2020.

## 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 CEN20LA413](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA413), Sep 19, 2020: Cosmos Phase 3 (N7024L), Wayne, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of control while taxiing for reasons that could not be determined based on available evidence.

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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