Fantasy Air Sro ALLEGRO 2000 N90650
23 March 2014 · Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 23 March 2014 at about 14:40 local time, a Fantasy Air Sro ALLEGRO 2000 registered N90650 was involved in an accident near Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 14:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- First Flight (FFA)
- Coordinates
- 36.0178, -75.6694
- Aircraft
- Fantasy Air Sro ALLEGRO 2000
- Registration
- N90650
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 2006
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Sanford → Kill Devil Hills
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ERA14CA165
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during the landing approach in gusty wind conditions.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
According to the sport pilot, while turning from the left base to the final leg of the approach for runway 2, with engine power reduced to "near" idle, a gust of wind came from the right and the airplane lost altitude. He attempted to recover the altitude loss by rolling the airplane to a wing level attitude and adding full power; however, the airplane impacted the top of a tree. The airplane subsequently impacted the ground in a nose-down attitude. A postaccident examination by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector revealed that the wings, fuselage, and tail section were substantially damaged. The pilot reported no pre-impact mechanical malfunctions or abnormalities that would have precluded normal operation. Around the time of the accident, the wind at the airport was from 020 degrees at 12 knots with gust to 19 knots.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Fantasy Air Sro ALLEGRO accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Aug 2012 | Fantasy Air Sro ALLEGRO 2000 | Centralia, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 2012 | Fantasy Air Sro ALLEGRO 2007 | Groveland, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Aug 2011 | Fantasy Air Sro ALLEGRO 2000 | Stonington, Maine, United States | Walter Erik A | No injuries | - |
| 31 Aug 2008 | Fantasy Air Sro ALLEGRO 20 | Walworth, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jul 2024 | Fantasy Air Sro ALLEGRO 2007 | Eureka, Utah, United States | Allegro Aircraft Alliance LLC | Fatal | 1 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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