What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On August 24, 2022, at 1639 eastern daylight time, an amateur built Mxr Technologies MX2, was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain in Osteen, Florida. The private pilot and foreign national passenger were fatally injured. The airplane was operated by the pilot under the provisions of title 14 code of federal regulations part 91 as an aerobatic instructional flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the local flight which originated from the spruce creek airport (7FL6), daytona beach, Florida, at 1632.
According to opsvue track data, the training flight departed 7FL6, flew south, and began maneuvering east of lake ashby between 2,000 to 5,000 ft MSL. The last data points showed the airplane at 2,775 ft MSL heading 176° at 17 KTS groundspeed and then at 2,738 ft heading 068° at 15 KTS groundspeed.
The pilot held a private pilot certificate with a rating for airplane single-engine land. The pilot also held remote pilot and mechanic certificates. His most recent federal aviation administration (FAA) 2nd class medical certificate was issued June 2, 2021, with the limitation, “not valid for flights requiring color signal control during daylight hours.” the pilot reported civil flight experience that included 1,342 total flight hours, and 38 hours in last six months at his most recent exam
As the FAA filed it
ON AUGUST 24, 2022, AT 1639 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, AN AMATEUR BUILT MXR TECHNOLOGIES MX2, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT IMPACTED TERRAIN IN OSTEEN, FLORIDA. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND FOREIGN NATIONAL PASSENGER WERE FATALLY INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED BY THE PILOT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 AS AN AEROBATIC INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE LOCAL FLIGHT WHICH ORIGINATED FROM THE SPRUCE CREEK AIRPORT (7FL6), DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA, AT 1632.
ACCORDING TO OPSVUE TRACK DATA, THE TRAINING FLIGHT DEPARTED 7FL6, FLEW SOUTH, AND BEGAN MANEUVERING EAST OF LAKE ASHBY BETWEEN 2,000 TO 5,000 FT MSL. THE LAST DATA POINTS SHOWED THE AIRPLANE AT 2,775 FT MSL HEADING 176° AT 17 KTS GROUNDSPEED AND THEN AT 2,738 FT HEADING 068° AT 15 KTS GROUNDSPEED.
THE PILOT HELD A PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE WITH A RATING FOR AIRPLANE SINGLE-ENGINE LAND. THE PILOT ALSO HELD REMOTE PILOT AND MECHANIC CERTIFICATES. HIS MOST RECENT FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) 2ND CLASS MEDICAL CERTIFICATE WAS ISSUED JUNE 2, 2021, WITH THE LIMITATION, “NOT VALID FOR FLIGHTS REQUIRING COLOR SIGNAL CONTROL DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS.” THE PILOT REPORTED CIVIL FLIGHT EXPERIENCE THAT INCLUDED 1,342 TOTAL FLIGHT HOURS, AND 38 HOURS IN LAST SIX MONTHS AT HIS MOST RECENT EXAM
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.