ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 248147
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| Date: | Monday 22 February 2021 |
| Time: | 17:56 |
| Type: |  Van's RV-7A |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N383DB |
| MSN: | 72319 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2011 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-360-M1B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Mayfield Graves County Airport (M25), Mayfield, KY -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Mayfield Graves County Airport, KY (M25) |
| Mayfield Graves County Airport, KY (M25) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On February 22, 2021, about 1756 central standard time, an experimental, amateur-built Vans RV-7A airplane, N383DB, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Mayfield Graves County Airport (M25), Mayfield, Kentucky. The private pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a personal flight.
The private pilot was conducting touch-and-go landings in the experimental, amateur-built airplane. A witness stated that, during the departure climb, “as the airplane went higher…the tail dropped, and the plane went into a back flip.” The witness then observed the airplane come out of the “flip” and descend “nose first” toward the ground. The airplane subsequently impacted terrain north of the departure airport. Another witness reported that he observed the airplane climbing at a high angle of attack during the takeoff.
Postaccident examination of the accident site revealed that the wreckage was confined to a small area, which was consistent with a near-vertical impact. The wings showed symmetrical accordion-like crushing damage. Examination of the airframe and engine revealed no evidence of preimpact mechanical malfunctions or anomalies.
According to the available evidence for this accident, the pilot likely exceeded the airplane’s critical angle of attack and entered an aerodynamic stall, resulting in the pilot’s loss of airplane control and the airplane’s subsequent impact with terrain.
Probable Cause: The pilot's exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall, loss of airplane control, and subsequent impact with terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.wkyt.com/2021/02/23/one-person-dead-in-graves-county-plane-crash/
https://wsiltv.com/2021/02/22/one-person-killed-in-mayfield-kentucky-plane-crash/
NTSB
https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=N383DB
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Feb-2021 02:46 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 23-Feb-2021 03:30 | Geno | Updated [Time, Source] |
| 23-Feb-2021 14:12 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 23-Feb-2021 17:16 | Captain Adam | Updated [Narrative] |
| 23-Feb-2021 20:29 | RobertMB | Updated [Narrative] |
| 24-Feb-2021 04:45 | Captain Adam | Updated [Narrative] |
| 24-Feb-2021 04:59 | RobertMB | Updated [Narrative] |
| 22-Jun-2023 21:26 | Captain Adam | Updated [[Narrative]] |
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