# Accident 20260625008989A: Airborne Windsports Pty Ltd EDGE XT-912-L, Winona, MN, June 25, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 2026, 19:30 local time
- Place: Winona, MN
- Airport: Winona Municipal-Max Conrad Fld
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0796° N, 91.7116° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0796&lon=-91.7116&mi=10
- Aircraft: N912CV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N912CV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airborne Windsports PTY EDGE XT-912-L (registry code 05902IC, https://openairdocs.org/model/airborne-windsports-pty-edge-xt-912-l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912UL series (registry code 55571, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912ul-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBORNE WINDSPORTS PTY LTD EDGE XT-912-L
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912UL SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 223 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN26LA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA238) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260625008989A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 25, 2026 THE PILOT DEPARTED HIS HOME AIRPORT TO TEST A NEWLY INSTALLED WING ON HIS WEIGHT SHIFT CONTROL AIRCRAFT. WITNESSES STATED THEY SAW THE AIRCRAFT LIFT OFF, DO MULTIPLE CIRCLES, AND COME IN FOR A LANDING. ON SHORT FINAL, THE WITNESSES STATED THEY SAW THE AIRCRAFT AT APPROXIMATELY 100' FLOAT UP AND GO INTO A "PILOT INDUCED OSCILLATION." THE WITNESS STATED THE AIRCRAFT WENT INTO A LEFT WING LOW ATTITUDE, FOLLOWED BY A RIGHT WING LOW ATTITUDE WHEN THE RIGHT WING STRUCK THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT SEEMED TO "BARREL ROLL". THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST INVERTED, NORTH OF THE RUNWAY PRIOR TO THE THRESHOLD.

## 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 CEN26LA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA238), Jun 26, 2026: Airborne Windsports PTY Edge XT-912-L (N912CV), Winona, MN, substantial damage, 1 fatal, investigation ongoing

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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