# Incident 20221127019509I: Phantom Aeronautics X1, Archdale, NC, November 27, 2022

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 27, 2022, 15:10 local time
- Place: Archdale, NC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Ultralight vehicle (Part 103)
- Location: 35.8925° N, 79.8891° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8925&lon=-79.8891&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5205A (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PHANTOM AERONAUTICS X1
- Reported engine: ROTAX 503 DCDI
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA23LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA076) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221127019509I

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS TO FLY ABOVE BABY GENDER REVEAL PARTY. PILOT TOOK OFF OF PRIVATE RUNWAY, TURNED TOWARD PARTY, GOT INVOLVED IN GUSTY WINDS AND STRUCK POWERLINE ABOVE PARTY. DISABLED AIRCRAFT CONTINUED ON AFTER STRIKING POWERLINES FOR APPROXIMATELY 75 YARDS AND IMPACTED TREES WHERE IT STOPPED.

PILOT WAS UNINJURED.

ALTHOUGH THE AIRCRAFT HAS A REGISTRATION NUMBER DISPLAYED, THE AIRCRAFT IS BELIEVED TO BE AN ULTRALIGHT BASED ON PILOT'S INITIAL ACCOUNT THAT HE REBUILT THE AIRCRAFT FROM PARTS. DESTROYED AIRCRAFT IS NOT ACCESSABLE AND THE PILOT WILL NOT COMMUNICATE WITH THE FAA.

## 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 ERA23LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA076), Nov 27, 2022: Phantom Aeronautics X1 (N5205A), Trinity, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during initial climb in gusting wind conditions, which resulted in a collision with power lines and trees.

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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