# Accident 20221105011789A: Airborne EDGE XT-912-L, Keana Point Sta, HI, November 5, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 5, 2022, 08:10 local time
- Place: Keana Point Sta, HI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 21.5797° N, 158.2378° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.5797&lon=-158.2378&mi=10
- Aircraft: N444EZ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N444EZ-2023-08-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airborne Windsports PTY EDGE XT-912-L (registry code 060003A, https://openairdocs.org/model/airborne-windsports-pty-edge-xt-912-l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBORNE EDGE XT-912-L
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC23FA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC23FA003) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221105011789A

## Narrative

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

11/5/2022 RECEVIED REPORT OF THE ACCIDENT.  INSPECTORS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ARRIVED ON SCENE 14:30. INSPECTORS CONDUCTED INTIAL INVESTIGATION OF THE ACCIDENT SCENE. THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO  HAVE HIGH SPEED WITH A STEEP ANGLE DECENT.  WRECKAGE WAS CONTAINED TO THE IMPACT SITE.  DIGTIAL CAMERA AND ONE MAIN LANDING GEAR SHOCK STRUT SUPPORT WERE ABOUT 75 FEET AWAY.   BOTH PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE THROW OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE BALLISTIC PARACHUTE APPEARED TO BE DEPLOYED ON IMPACT. ON INITIAL INVESTIGATION IT APPEARED  THERE NO INDICATION OF A FAILURE OF AIRCRAFT STRUCTURE IN FLIGHT.  ALL DAMAGE WAS A RESULT OF THE IMPACT TO THE GROUND.

TWO CAMERAS ONE DIGTIAL AND ONE GO PRO WERE COLLETED AND TURNED OVER TO THE NTSB.

ADSB DATA SHOWED THAT THE LAST ATITUDE WAS 700 FEET AIRSPEED 20MPH.

## 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 ANC23FA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC23FA003), Nov 5, 2022: Airborne Windsports Edge XT-912L (N444EZ), Mokuleia, HI, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: Structural failure of the wing for undetermined reasons, which resulted in a loss of control.

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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