Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff. Contributing was the crosswind.
NTSB analysis
During takeoff with a crosswind from the left side of the airplane, the pilot of an amateur built, tailwheel equipped, Waiex held "left aileron into the wind." The left wing then "lifted up," the airplane veered to the left, and the pilot reduced engine power to idle. The airplane; however, continued to veer to the left. It then exited the left side of the runway into the grass, and struck a runway marker damaging the left wing and propeller.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for NYC08CA095 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Feb 8, 2008
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- New Smyrna Bch., Florida
- Nearest airport
- New Smyrna Beach Municipal (EVB)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Amateur-built Waiex
- N-number
- N35YX
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 91 (general aviation)
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
From the NTSB aviation accident database: N-registered aircraft, events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026. The file is published monthly, so the latest weeks are incomplete and recent records can change. The official source is the NTSB aviation investigation search. CheckAero is independent and not affiliated with the NTSB.