# NTSB WPR27FA015: Bertling Courtney MXL-2, N947BX, Newberg, OR, October 12, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Class 3 · Field · Investigation open
- Date: October 12, 2026, 16:22 local (23:22 UTC)
- Place: Newberg, OR
- Location: 45.3066° N, 122.9608° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newberg, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3066&lon=-122.9608&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Approach-VFR pattern base: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 3
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- NTSB case key (mKey): 203979
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR27FA015
- Latest NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203979/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR27FA015

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Approach-VFR pattern base: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) (defining event); cases with it: [Bertling Courtney MXL-2, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md?model=05638ZI), [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N947BX](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N947BX), registered now, S/N 001, built 2020 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BERTLING COURTNEY MXL-2
- Registry model: [Bertling Courtney MXL-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/bertling-courtney-mxl-2) (registry code 05638ZI) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Rotax 503 DCDI](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-503-dcdi) (registry code 55566, 2 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Operator: Bertling Courtney
- Registered owner: Bertling Courtney

## Weather

- Wind: 120° at 4 knots
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Observed at: 8 nm away

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.

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