# Accident 20201113017309A: Air Creation BUGGY, Benson, AZ, November 13, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 13, 2020, 13:15 local time
- Place: Benson, AZ
- Airport: Benson Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.9994° N, 110.3580° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9994&lon=-110.3580&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2764N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2764N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Creation BUGGY (registry code 05901XH, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-creation-buggy) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582SER (registry code 55556, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIR CREATION BUGGY
- Reported engine: ROTAX 582SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 36 total, 36 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR21LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201113017309A

## Narrative

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

THE PIC AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT DID NOT HOLD A PILOT CERTIFICATE OR A STUDENT PILOT CERTIFICATE. HE STATED AND PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION TO SHOW HE HAD 36 HOURS TOTAL TIME, 6 HOURS TOTAL IN THE LAST 90 DAYS AND 6 HOURS TOTAL IN THIS MAKE AND MODEL AIRCRAFT. HE STATED HE COMPLETE THE AIRMAN KNOWLEDGE TEST IN MAY 2020 BUT WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A COPY. HE FURTHER STATED IN PART, HIS FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ?DIDN'T HAVE ANY KNOWLEDGE THAT I FLEW WITHOUT THE SOLO ENDORSEMENT. HE HAD INSTRUCTED ME THAT I COULDN'T FLY ALONE WITHOUT THE SOLO ENDORSEMENT. I TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR MY CHOICE TO FLY WITHOUT IT?.

## 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 WPR21LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA053), Nov 13, 2020: Air Creation Buggy (N2764N), Benson, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The non-rated pilot’s unstable approach and failure to maintain aircraft control, which resulted in a hard landing and collision with terrain.

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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