# Accident 20220430006489A: Joe D Angle BEARHAWK LSA, Kalispell, MT, April 30, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 2022, 08:05 local time
- Place: Kalispell, MT
- Airport: Kalispell City Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.2859° N, 114.4033° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.2859&lon=-114.4033&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1908A (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: JOE D ANGLE BEARHAWK LSA
- Reported engine: JABIRU 3300A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR22FA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22FA169) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220430006489A

## Narrative

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

WHILE IN LEVEL CRUISE AT ABOUT 3500 FEET AGL N1908A'S RIGHT WING SEPERATED FROM THE FUSELAGE. RIGHT WING IMPACTED SURFACE ABOUT 900 FEET AWAY FROM THE FUSELAGE POINT OF IMPACT.

## 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 WPR22FA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22FA169), Apr 30, 2022: Bearhawk LSA (N1908A), Kalispell, MT, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: An excessive pitch control input for undetermined reasons while the airplane was operating above maneuvering speed, which led to a structural failure of the right wing during cruise flight.…

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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