North Wing Uum SPORT X2 N467YN

Summary

On 7 July 2013 at about 16:38 local time, a North Wing Uum SPORT X2 registered N467YN, operated by Jeffrey O. Bline, was involved in an accident near Parker Dam, California, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

7 July 2013 at 16:38

Classification

Accident

Location

Parker Dam, California, United States

Coordinates

34.2492, -114.1711

Aircraft

North Wing Uum SPORT X2

Registration

N467YN

Year built

2012

Engines

1

Operator

Jeffrey O. Bline

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Parker Dam → Parker Dam

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR13LA313

1 person died.

The student pilot’s abrupt maneuver to avoid transmission wires, which resulted in his loss of airplane control. Contributing to the accident were the pilot’s decision to perform a low-altitude flight, his distracted attention, and his failure to monitor the environment for objects.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

Witnesses observed the weight-shift-control aircraft flying at a low altitude down the river, and the solo student pilot waving to people on the ground. As the airplane approached a set of transmission wires about 100 feet above the ground, the pilot banked the airplane sharply right to avoid them. One witness said the bank angle was more than 90 degrees. It is likely that the pilot was unable to maintain control of the airplane during this maneuver as it lost altitude. The airplane subsequently struck another set of wires about 30 feet above the ground and cartwheeled to the ground.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.