# Accident 20241111022129A: Campbell Richard W MOSQUITO XE285, Waco, TX, November 11, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 11, 2024, 14:40 local time
- Place: Waco, TX
- Airport: Mcgregor Exective Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.5067° N, 97.3046° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5067&lon=-97.3046&mi=10
- Aircraft: N869DJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N869DJ-2025-01-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Campbell Richard W MOSQUITO XE285 (registry code 05637VZ, https://openairdocs.org/model/campbell-richard-w-mosquito-xe285) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Inntec 800 (registry code 34699, https://openairdocs.org/engine/inntec-800) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CAMPBELL RICHARD W MOSQUITO XE285
- Reported engine: INNTEC 800
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,890 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN25LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA038) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241111022129A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT IMPACT WITH TERRAIN DURING AN AUTOROTATION.

## 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 CEN25LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA038), Nov 11, 2024: Composite FX Mosquito XE (N869DJ), Waco, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power and subsequent impact with terrain during an autorotation. Contributing to the accident was the improper sealing of the liquid cooling system.

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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