# Airborne XT-912

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry codes: 059021Y, 059001F
- Manufacturer (registry): AIRBORNE · AIRBORNE (AUSTRALIA)
- Model: XT-912
- Aircraft type: Weight-shift-control
- Engines: 1 · 4 cycle
- Seats: 2
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Certification: Light sport
- Registered aircraft: 5
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/airborne-xt-912

Model codes come from the FAA registry's reference file. ADs are matched to them by model name and maker. The FAA lists this model under more than one registry code, usually for different spellings of the maker. This page covers them all.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs)

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None matched.

## Registered aircraft (5)

- [N5613A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5613A): [Mayes Landscaping And Concrete Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MAYES%20LANDSCAPING%20AND%20CONCRETE%20INC), [Winston Salem, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Winston%20Salem), built 2008, S/N XT-912-33
- [N647TS](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N647TS): [Crooks James R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CROOKS%20JAMES%20R), [Carpinteria, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Carpinteria), S/N XT-912-008
- [N719ST](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N719ST): [Shanahan Thomas A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHANAHAN%20THOMAS%20A), [Wagoner, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Wagoner), S/N 017
- [N73XT](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73XT): [Blixt Scott](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BLIXT%20SCOTT), [Montgomery, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Montgomery), built 2006, S/N XT912-0136
- [N918BR](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N918BR): [Layton Darwin T](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LAYTON%20DARWIN%20T), [Chandler, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Chandler), built 2007, S/N 207

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 WPR16FA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16FA086), Mar 21, 2016: Airborne XT 912 (N670EM), Hawthorne, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The weight shift control aircraft encounter with a wake vortex from a preceding airplane, which resulted in a roll upset at an altitude too low for recovery. Contributing to the accident was the…
- [NTSB LAX08LA290](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08LA290), Sep 6, 2008: Airborne XT-912 (N227EK), Chelan, WA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during initial climb, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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.

- [Accident 20160321003789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160321003789A), Mar 21, 2016: Airborne XT-912 (N670EM), Hawthorne, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Weight shift control aircraft entered runway 25 at taxiway b and departed. Approximately 50-100 feet in the air, the aircraft made a steep right bank and…
- [Accident 20080906844649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080906844649A), Sep 6, 2008: Airbau XT912 (N227EK), Chelan, WA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) This was a training flight conducted by a 74 year old pilot with a private sel certificate seeking to obtain a sport-pilot weight-shift endorsement. The…

## The same model under other registry codes

Amateur-built copies and renamed makers get their own codes.

- [Airborne Windsports XT 912](https://openairdocs.org/model/airborne-windsports-xt-912): 7 registered aircraft, registry code 059009R
- [Airborne Windsports PTY XT-912](https://openairdocs.org/model/airborne-windsports-pty-xt-912): 2 registered aircraft, registry code 05901CU
- [Airborne Of Australia XT-912](https://openairdocs.org/model/airborne-of-australia-xt-912): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05901C3
- [Kruse Paul G XT 912](https://openairdocs.org/model/kruse-paul-g-xt-912): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05901GM

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