# NTSB WPR25FA031: Honda HA420, N57HP, Mesa, AZ, November 5, 2024 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Fatal · Class 3 · Field · Preliminary report - Date: November 5, 2024, 16:39 local (23:39 UTC) - Place: Mesa, AZ - Coordinates: 33.45478, -111.73596 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4548&lon=-111.7360&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Takeoff-rejected takeoff: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000) - Highest injury: Fatal - Injuries: 5 fatal, 1 serious; on the ground: 1 fatal - Status: Investigation ongoing - Investigation class: Class 3 - NTSB office: Western Pacific Region - Parties: Honda, FAA, General Electric - NTSB case key (mKey): 195447 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR25FA031 - NTSB preliminary report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/195447/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25FA031 ## Preliminary report On November 5, 2024, at 1639 mountain daylight time, a Honda HA-420, N57HP, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Mesa, AZ. The pilot and three passengers were fatally injured, one passenger was seriously injured, and the single occupant of an automobile was fatally injured. The airplane as operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. According to the survivor, the occupants were flying from Falcon Field Airport (FFZ), Mesa, Arizona, to Provo Municipal Airport (PVU), Provo, Utah to attend a college basketball game. They intended to return to FFZ that same night and did not pack any luggage. A friend assisted the occupants as they entered the airplane and prepared for the flight. According to the friend, the pilot had fueled the airplane from a private fuel tank prior to the flight. He did not know how much fuel specifically was added, but the pilot had communicated to him that there was sufficient fuel for the flight, and that he would refuel at PVU before returning. The friend did not observe the airplane take off. The Air Traffic Control Tower controller cleared the pilot for takeoff from runway 22L, which the pilot acknowledged. No further transmissions were received from the pilot. Security video captured the airplane accelerating on runway 22L until about 3,000 ft from the approach end of the runway (about 2,100 ft of runway remaining). The airplane subsequently began to decelerate and overran the departure end of the runway near centerline. The airplane maintained runway heading and struck the airport perimeter fence located about 600 ft beyond the departure end of the runway before it continued across a roadway. The airplane struck a single vehicle when it entered the roadway, and came to rest upright on the far side of the road. The airplane fuselage fractured forward of the leading edge of the wings and a post impact fire ensued. The wreckage was examined on-scene before being moved to a secure location for additional evaluation. Flight control continuity was verified from the cockpit to all flight control surfaces and all major components of the airplane were identified at the accident site. There was no evidence of any parts separating from the airplane prior to the airplane impacting the perimeter fence. The control column gust lock was located uninstalled. The airplane brake and anti-skid system was examined, and no anomalies were noted. The airplane was equipped with a Garmin 3000 Integrated Flight Deck (G3000) avionics suite. The G3000 is capable of recording flight log data on a removable Secure Data (SD) card and Central Maintenance Data (CMD) within the primary flight display (PFD) and multi-function display (MFD). Flight log data is limited to some airplane performance parameters, engine operating parameters, and limited system operating functions. Flight log data does not record any systems warnings. The SD card was removed from the MFD and the flight log data for the accidentflight was recovered. The data showed that during takeoff, the airplane had accelerated to about 130 knots before it began to decelerate. No engine anomalies were noted in the data. Both PFDs and the MFD were removed from the wreckage and sent to the National Transportation Safety Board Recorders Laboratory for download of the CMF data. ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Takeoff-rejected takeoff: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000) (defining event); cases with it: [Honda HA-420, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000/sequence.md?model=4400000), [All aircraft, 1,703 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000/sequence.md) ## Aircraft - Registration: [N57HP](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N57HP), registered now, S/N 42000033 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: HONDA HA420 - Registry model: [Honda HA-420](https://openairdocs.org/model/honda-ha-420) (registry code 4400000) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 42000033 - Year built: 2016 - Airframe hours: 785 - Damage: Destroyed - Fire: Fire at unknown time - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Ice Man Holdings LLC - Registered owner: Ice Man Holdings LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: AAIP, June 23, 2023, 182 hours before - Destination: PVU, Provo, UT - Flight plan: IFR - Airport: FFZ, Falcon Fld, runway 04R/22L, 5,100 × 100 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Angle of attack indicator, Auto-pilot, Electronic multifunction display, Electronic primary flight display, Onboard weather, Stall warning system, ADS-B ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: calm - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 70 °F, dew point 28 °F - Altimeter: 29.85 inHg - Observed at: KFFZ, 1 nm away - METAR: KFFZ 052354Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 21/M02 A2985 RMK AO2 SLP094 T02061022 10211 20167 56022 ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20241105015829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241105015829A), Nov 5, 2024: Honda Aircraft HA-420, Mesa, AZ, Destroyed, 5 fatal. On 11/05/2024, at 1638 local, subject aircraft departed runway 22L at kffz enroute to kpvu. The flight was being conducted under 14 CFR part 91 and was… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.