ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 263023
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Date: | 24-MAY-2021 |
Time: | c. 13:42 |
Type: |  Van's RV-8 |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | N284RM |
MSN: | 81670 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Frozen Creek, Breathitt County, KY -
United States of America
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Haller Airpark (7FL4), FL |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Narrative:The aircraft, an experimentally Munson, Roger J built Van's RV-8, N284RM, impacted open field terrain in the Frozen Creek community of Breathitt County, Vancleve, Kentucky. The crash happened in a field at the junction of KY-1812 and KY-378.
The airplane was destroyed by the post crash fire and the sole pilot onboard was fatally injured.
Sources:
https://www.wtvq.com/2021/05/24/pilot-may-have-been-trying-to-land-when-plane-crashed-in-field/ https://www.lex18.com/breaking-news-alerts/breaking-news-a-small-plane-crashed-in-breathitt-county-ky https://www.1039thebulldog.com/2021/05/24/officials-confirm-a-plane-has-crashed-in-breathitt-county/ https://www.wymt.com/2021/05/24/plane-crash-in-breathitt-county-near-vancleave/ http://www.kathrynsreport.com/2021/05/fatal-accident-occurred-may-24-2021-in.html https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=a2de5a&lat=34.188&lon=-84.061&zoom=6.7&showTrace=2021-05-24 https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N284RM https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=284RM Location
Media:
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
24-May-2021 21:43 |
Geno |
Added |
24-May-2021 22:14 |
Captain Adam |
Updated [Aircraft type, Embed code] |
24-May-2021 22:52 |
RobertMB |
Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative] |
25-May-2021 12:57 |
Captain Adam |
Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
25-May-2021 17:50 |
Anon. |
Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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