Thocker RV-4 accident near Muncie, IN
On September 17, 1996, a Thocker RV-4 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Muncie, IN. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- September 17, 1996
- Place
- Muncie, IN
- Aircraft
- Thocker RV-4 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 40.130°N, 85.380°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001208X06687
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On September 17, 1996, at 1355 eastern standard time, a Thocker RV-4, N952JT, was destroyed on impact with the terrain, following the in-flight separation of the right horizontal stabilizer. The accident occurred about 10 miles northwest of Muncie, Indiana. The pilot and one pilot rated passenger received fatal injuries. The personal 14 CFR Part 91 flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions. No flight plan was on file for the local flight. The flight departed Muncie, Indiana, at 1345. Witnesses at the airport said that the two pilots arrived at the Delaware County (Muncie, Indiana) Airport in separate airplanes. One pilot was flying the accident airplane and the other arrived with another airplane owner for lunch at the local restaurant. The two pilots knew one another and the pilot of the accident airplane offered the second pilot a ride in the airplane. The second pilot told his passengers that he was going for a flight and would return in about fifteen minutes. The pilot who flew the airplane into the airport was observed to occupy the front seat and the second pilot the rear seat. The airplane was seen to depart the airport at 1345. A witness on the ground said she observed the airplane for about one and one-half minutes. She said the airplane, "...dipped the right wing, and then it looked like it was out of control. It spiraled two (or) three times before it hit the ground. I saw no parts fly off the airplane before it hit the ground." PERSONAL INFORMATION The pilot in the front seat was born May 21, 1955. He was the holder of an airline
Probable cause
was the in-flight disconnection of the horizontal and vertical stabilizer forward attachments.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
