Northwing NAVAJO N360XL

Summary

On 19 November 2016 at about 22:00 local time, a Northwing NAVAJO registered N360XL was involved in an accident near Daingerfield, Texas, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

19 November 2016 at 22:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Daingerfield, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Greater Morris County (8F5)

Coordinates

33.1481, -94.7003

Aircraft

Northwing NAVAJO

Registration

N360XL

Category

Airplane

Year built

2001

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Daingerfield → Daingerfield

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN17LA042

1 person was seriously injured.

The noncertificated pilot’s unfamiliarity with the aircraft, which resulted in a loss of control during an unintentional takeoff.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The noncertificated pilot stated that he was unfamiliar with the accident aircraft, a light sport trike; only intended to do a high-speed taxi; and had no intention to fly. He indicated that, during the taxi test, the airplane "must have experienced a gust of wind," and the airplane lifted off, turned hard to the left, and crashed into the trees alongside the runway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the wing. The postaccident examination did not note any mechanical anomalies with the airplane that would have precluded normal operations. The pilot reported that he had received some flight training and had some experience flying ultralights but that the controls in the ultralights were different than the controls in the accident aircraft.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.