Morgan Edward L EDGE X 582 N7170A

Summary

On 2 June 2024 at about 16:30 local time, a Morgan Edward L EDGE X 582 registered N7170A was involved in an accident near Fairbanks, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

2 June 2024 at 16:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Fairbanks, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

65.0010, -145.9992

Aircraft

Morgan Edward L EDGE X 582

Registration

N7170A

Year built

2004

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Faribanks → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC24LA051

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s selection of an unsuitable landing site, resulting in a collision with a hole during landing rollout.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, while landing at an off-airport site, during landing roll, the nose wheel hit a hole, and the aircraft nosed over and came to rest inverted. The aircraft sustained substantial damage to the wing keel. The pilot reported there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the aircraft that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.