North Wing Uum SPORT X2 912 N492XB

Summary

On 1 July 2017 at about 14:30 local time, a North Wing Uum SPORT X2 912 registered N492XB was involved in an accident near Chelan, Washington, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

1 July 2017 at 14:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Chelan, Washington, United States

Coordinates

47.9203, -119.8697

Aircraft

North Wing Uum SPORT X2 912

Registration

N492XB

Category

Airplane

Year built

2014

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Chelan → Chelan

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR17FA139

2 people died.

The flight instructor's failure to maintain control of the aircraft while demonstrating a spiral dive, which resulted in a loss of control. Contributing to the accident was the instructor's decision to demonstrate a spiral dive maneuver at an altitude that was too low for recovery.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The flight instructor and the student pilot were conducting a local flight in the weight-shift-control aircraft. An onboard camera captured the accident flight and showed that, at the time of the accident, the instructor was demonstrating a spiral dive maneuver. The video showed that the maneuver was initiated at an altitude that appears to be below 1,000 ft AGL which is a minimum required recovery altitude. During the maneuver, the aircraft's bank angle continued to increase until the aircraft entered a nearly-vertical descent and impacted terrain. Postaccident examination of the wreckage revealed no evidence of a preimpact mechanical malfunction or failure that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.