# Accident 20241209018099A: Magni Builder LLC M-16, Foley, AL, December 9, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 9, 2024, 13:50 local time
- Place: Foley, AL
- Airport: Foley Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.4277° N, 87.7010° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4277&lon=-87.7010&mi=10
- Aircraft: N271BP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N271BP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Magni Builder M-16 (registry code 05639L0, https://openairdocs.org/model/magni-builder-m-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912 IS series (registry code 55593, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912-is-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAGNI BUILDER LLC M-16
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912 IS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 57 total, 50 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA25FA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25FA071) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241209018099A

## Narrative

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

DURING CLIMB-OUT, THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT.  THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED AND IMPACTED THE DEPARTURE RUNWAY.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY THE IMPACT AND THE POST-CRASH FIRE.

## 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 ERA25FA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25FA071), Dec 9, 2024: Magni Builder M-16 (N271BP), Foley, AL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The sport pilot’s failure to maintain control of the gyroplane during initial climb, which resulted in an uncontrolled descent and collision with terrain.

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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