# Accident 20201004016819A: Evolution Aircraft Inc REVO, Hawthorne, CA, October 4, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 2020, 09:34 local time
- Place: Hawthorne, CA
- Airport: Jack Northrop Field/Hawthorne
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9239° N, 118.3311° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9239&lon=-118.3311&mi=10
- Aircraft: N449WB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N449WB-2022-04-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Evolution REVO (registry code 060009B, https://openairdocs.org/model/evolution-revo) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912 IS series (registry code 55593, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912-is-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EVOLUTION AIRCRAFT INC REVO
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912 IS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR21LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA003) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201004016819A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT TOOK OFF AT APPROXIMATELY 0936 AT WHICH TIME THE WEIGHT-SHIFT-CONTROLLED AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND FLEW TOWARDS THE CULVERT APPROXIMATELY 350 FEET NORTH OF RUNWAY 25L AND COLLIDED WITH THE NORTH WALL OF THE CULVERT. THE PILOT WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE SCENE. PILOT TIMES WERE NOT AVAILABLE, IF THIS INFORMATION BECOME AVAILABLE THIS REPORT WILL BE AMENDED.

## 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 WPR21LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA003), Oct 4, 2020: Evolution Revo (N449WB), Hawthorne, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain aircraft control during takeoff.

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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