# Accident 20221112022499A: North Wing, Titusville, FL, November 12, 2022 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: November 12, 2022, 12:28 local time - Place: Titusville, FL - Damage: Destroyed - Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight - Operating rules: Ultralight vehicle (Part 103) - Location: 28.5729° N, 80.8204° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Titusville, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5729&lon=-80.8204&mi=10 - Aircraft: ONE (not matched to a registry record) - Reported make and model: NORTH WING - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 1 - Other injuries: 0 - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221112022499A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. DATE OF ACCIDENT: 11/12/2022 TIME OF ACCIDENT: APPROXIMATELY 1228. WEATHER: VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS AIRCRAFT TYPE: ULTRALIGHT- WEIGHT SHIFT TRIKE TYPE WITH DELTA SHAPED WING. REGISTRATION: NONE (NOT REQUIRED). PILOT: HAD A PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE WITH A GLIDER RATING. CAUSE: AIRCRAFT STRUCK OBJECT (TREES) DESCRIPTION: PILOT CRASHED AIRCRAFT INTO A WOODED AREA LOCATED NEAR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TITUSVILLE, FLORIDA. IT WAS REPORTED ON THE INITIAL CALL WITH THE DEPUTY ON SCENE THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD STRUCK SEVERAL TREES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE. THE WRECKAGE OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS MOVED AND STORED. WHEN AN INSPECTION OF THE WRECKAGE WAS SCHEDULED, IT HAD BEEN PARTED AND NO INSPECTION WAS CONDUCTED. THE PILOT WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED AND UNAVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONING BY THE INVESTIGATING INSPECTOR DURING THE IMMEDIATE TIME AFTER THE ACCIDENT. LATER THE PILOT'S WIFE REPORTED THAT THE PILOT HAD DIED, APPARENTLY AS A RESULT OF HIS INJURIES FROM THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT'S WIFE STATED THAT SHE HAD HEARD THAT PEOPLE BELOW THOUGHT IT SOUNDED LIKE THE PILOT WAS TRYING TO START THE ENGINE AS IT FLEW OVER. SHE SAID THAT HE WOULD GET AIR BORN, TURN OFF THE ENGINE AND GLIDE. SHE THOUGHT HE MAY HAVE BEEN TRYING TO START THE ENGINE, GOT TOO LOW AND STRUCK THE TREES. AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT THE INVESTIGATING INSPECTOR COULD NOT VERIFY THAT THE ENGINE WAS NOT RUNNING AS IT APPROACHED THE WOODED AREA. ## NTSB investigation None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.