Ramsey RV-8A accident near Rochester, IN
On February 5, 2005, a Ramsey RV-8A (airplane) was involved in an accident near Rochester, IN. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- February 5, 2005
- Place
- Rochester, IN
- Aircraft
- Ramsey RV-8A · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 41.066°N, 86.182°W
- NTSB ID
- 20050208X00148
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On February 5, 2005, at approximately 0907 eastern standard time, a Ramsey RV-8A, N44RX, collided with a tree and a frozen pond while maneuvering near the Fulton County Airport (RCR), Rochester, Indiana. The private pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was substantially damaged. The 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight was operating in instrument meteorological conditions without a flight plan. The flight originated from the Sky King Airport (3I3), Terre Haute, Indiana, at approximately 0730. According to RCR airport personnel, at 0850, the pilot of N44RX announced over the RCR universal communications frequency (Unicom) that he was 6 miles southwest of the airport inbound for landing. At 0905, the pilot announced over the Unicom frequency that he was circling near the airport waiting for the fog to lift. There were no other transmissions heard from the airplane, nor did the person monitoring the Unicom make any transmissions to the airplane. The wreckage was located by a passerby. Local authorities received notification of the accident at 1111. An acquaintance of the pilot stated that the pilot was flying to RCR to meet him for breakfast at the airport and to fly later in the day. The acquaintance stated that when he woke up that morning, the weather was "some of the worst flying weather" that he had seen with the visibility being about 100 feet. He stated that he did not have a telephone number to contact the pilot, so he drove to the airport to have breakfast anyway. He stated he assumed the pilot would either not make the trip or that he would wait for th
Probable cause
The pilot failed to obtain a preflight weather briefing for his destination airport and he initiated the flight into known adverse weather conditions at the departure airport. The pilot subsequently failed to maintain adequate altitude while circling the airport which resulted in the failure to maintain clearance with the trees. Factors associated with the accident were the fog and the trees.
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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.
