ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 157859
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| Date: | Monday 29 July 2013 |
| Time: | 09:51 |
| Type: | Airborne Edge XT-912-L |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N123FJ |
| MSN: | XT-912-0294 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2008 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 404 hours |
| Engine model: | Rotax 912UL |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Red Bluff Municipal Airport (KRBL), Red Bluff, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Red Bluff, CA (KRBL) |
| Chico, CA (KCIC) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A witness reported observing the weight-shift tricycle airplane take off, make a very steep climb, roll right, and then descend vertically to the ground. A postimpact fire ensued and destroyed the airplane. The witness also reported hearing full-power engine noise coming from the airplane throughout the climb and vertical descent. Another witness, who arrived on-scene immediately after the accident, stated that the pilot was immobile and about 6 ft away from the wreckage. An autopsy of the pilot did not reveal any injuries that are typically associated with seatbelt usage, and it is likely that he was not wearing his seatbelt at the time of the accident. A flight instructor who instructs in weight-shift tricycle airplanes stated that, without the seatbelt fastened, moving the airplane’s weight around would pull the pilot out of the seat.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to properly secure himself in the cockpit with the seat belt, which resulted in his inability to control the airplane after takeoff.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
https://flightaware.com/resources/registration/N123FJ
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Jul-2013 03:47 | Geno | Added |
| 07-Sep-2013 04:53 | Geno | Updated [Destination airport, Source] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 29-Nov-2017 08:49 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Plane category] |
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