Zivko Aeronautics EDGE 540-T N95DE

Summary

On 30 July 2005 at about 20:09 local time, a Zivko Aeronautics EDGE 540-T registered N95DE was involved in an accident near Denison, Texas, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

30 July 2005 at 20:09

Classification

Accident

Location

Denison, Texas, United States

Coordinates

33.7139, -96.6736

Aircraft

Zivko Aeronautics EDGE 540-T

Registration

N95DE

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Denison → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DFW05LA193

1 person died.

The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane while performing aerobatics. A contributing factor was the low altitude.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The 2,600-hour private pilot lost control of the airplane while performing low-altitude aerobatics at a lakeside boat event. Witnesses observed the airplane in a flat spin before leveling off and impacting the water in a 30 to 45 degrees nose down attitude. Flight control continuity was established to all flight controls, and no mechanical malfunctions or anomalies were found during the investigation. The pilot was in radio contact with a helicopter that was documenting the boat event. No distress calls were received from the mishap. The pilot was wearing an emergency parachute, but did not attempt to abandon the airplane. The flight visibility was reported as 10 miles at the time of the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.