ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 263023
Last updated: 4 December 2021
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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
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Haller Airpark (7FL4), FL |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
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:
The NTSB is investigating the crash Monday of a Vans RV-8 airplane in Vancleve, Kentucky. An investigator is traveling to the crash scene.
— NTSB_Newsroom (@NTSB_Newsroom) May 24, 2021
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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