Accident: Airborne Windsports Pty Ltd EDGE X CLASSIC
May 5, 2016 · Rush City, MN
NTSB numberCEN16LA175Event id20160509X14747
- 1
- Fatalities
- 0
- Serious injuries
- 0
- Minor injuries
- 0
- Uninjured
Probable cause
The student pilot's failure to maintain the appropriate pitch attitude during initial climb, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the student pilot’s decision to conduct a solo flight without a solo endorsement in an aircraft in which he had no experience flying.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved
- Aircraft
- Airborne Windsports Pty Ltd EDGE X CLASSIC
- Registration
- N701FP
- Year built
- 2007
- Category
- Weight-shift
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Operating rules
- Part 91: general aviation
- Defining event
- Initial climb Loss of control in flight
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Nearest airports
Airports with a Voydar profile closest to the recorded position. Proximity only.
- Grantsburg Municipal Airport (GTG)13 nm (25 km) north-east
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