ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 281854
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| Date: | Sunday 21 August 2022 |
| Time: | 14:03 |
| Type: |  Van’s RV-8 |
| Owner/operator: | Delta J Enterprises LLC |
| Registration: | N184DJ |
| MSN: | 80396 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2004 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Scio, OR -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Independence State Airport, OR (7S5) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On August 21, 2022, at 1403 mountain daylight time, an experimental amateur-built Vans RV-8, N184DJ, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Scio, Oregon. The pilot and passenger were fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight.
Relatives of the pilot said the pilot would often conduct low-altitude flights and perform aerobatic maneuvers over their home. They stated that on the day of the accident, the pilot overflew their home and made a total of three passes. During the third pass, the relatives estimated the airplane was about 100 ft above the ground flying from north to south when it entered a barrel roll and descended out of sight behind trees, where it impacted the ground. The family members stated that they thought the pilot started the maneuver lower than normal and that the maneuver was not flown smoothly. They described hearing the engine running steady and did not hear anything abnormal before the accident. Flight data from an onboard flight instrument and a separate witness video corroborated the relatives’ statements. Examination of the wreckage revealed no evidence of any preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.
Toxicology testing revealed that the pilot had used cannabis; its inactive metabolite THCCOOH was detected in his heart blood and lung tissue. No active THC was found in his blood or lung tissue. While the pilot’s pattern of cannabis use is unknown, given the lack of psychoactive THC or 11-OH-THC in his blood, it is unlikely that the pilot was under the influence of THC.
Toxicology testing also detected diphenhydramine in the pilot’s liver tissue. While diphenhydramine carries a warning about the potential for mental and physical impairment in performing hazardous activities, there was no drug found in his blood. Thus, effects from the pilot’s use of diphenhydramine were not a factor in this accident.
The accident is consistent with the pilot electing to conduct an ostentatious flight display at low altitude and his subsequent failure to perform a rolling aerobatic maneuver correctly, which resulted in a loss of control and impact with terrain.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s decision to perform a low-altitude aerobatic maneuver and his improper execution of the maneuver, which resulted in impact with terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/local/2022/08/21/homebuilt-plane-crash-reported-scio-linn-county-oregon/65412872007/
https://www.kptv.com/2022/08/26/passenger-scio-single-engine-plane-crash-dies/
https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=105772
https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=184DJ
https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/2/84912_1235939109.jpg (photo)
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Photo: NTSB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Aug-2022 00:41 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 22-Aug-2022 01:08 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Total occupants, Location, Source] |
| 22-Aug-2022 01:37 | Captain Adam | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 22-Aug-2022 15:29 | AgOps | Updated [Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Aug-2022 01:24 | johnwg | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 26-Aug-2022 03:10 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Aug-2022 21:42 | Captain Adam | Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 27-Apr-2024 08:17 | Captain Adam | Updated [Source, Narrative, Accident report, Photo] |
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