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| Date: | Saturday 1 August 2009 |
| Time: | 13:45 LT |
| Type: | Airborne XT-912-L |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N44VZ |
| MSN: | XT-912-0230 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1053 hours |
| Engine model: | Rotax 912UL |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Halelea Forest, Kauai, HI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Hanapepe-Port Allen Airport, HI (PAK/PHPA) |
| Hanapepe-Port Allen Airport, HI (PAK/PHPA) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot of the light sport weight-shift-control airplane said that they were descending through a "hole in the clouds" when the aircraft encountered severe turbulence, resulting in the flight instructor losing control of the aircraft. The flight instructor subsequently deployed the aircraft's onboard rocket-propelled parachute system before impacting mountainous terrain and coming to rest on a hillside, entangled in surrounding trees. The flight instructor reported no anomalies with the airplane prior to or during the flight.
Probable Cause: The flight instructor's failure to maintain control of the airplane following an in-flight encounter with turbulence during descent.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB WPR09LA386
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Oct-2022 15:15 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
| 08-Jun-2023 22:01 | Ron Averes | Updated |
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