Kircher RV-8 accident near Menomonie, WI
On August 21, 2005, a Kircher RV-8 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Menomonie, WI. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- August 21, 2005
- Place
- Menomonie, WI
- Aircraft
- Kircher RV-8 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 44.892°N, 91.868°W
- NTSB ID
- 20050825X01312
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On August 21, 2005, about 1100 central daylight time, an experimental amateur-built Kircher RV-8 airplane, N505DF, piloted by a private pilot, was destroyed on impact with terrain following a take off from the Menomonie Municipal Airport-Score Field (LUM), near Menomonie, Wisconsin. The personal flight was operating under 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. No flight plan was on file. The pilot was fatally injured. The flight was originating at the time of the accident and its destination is unknown. According to police reports, the pilot flew the airplane to LUM to give rides in it. After receiving their rides, the passengers watched the airplane depart. The passengers at the airport witnessed the airplane climb out, enter a roll, and get half way through the roll before the airplane descended below the tops of a corn crop. PERSONNEL INFORMATION The pilot held a private pilot certificate with a single engine land rating. He held a Third Class Medical certificate that was issued on January 29, 1999. The pilot reported his total flight time was 250 hours on the application for that medical certificate and he reported that he had accumulated 40 hours of flight time in the six months prior to that application. AIRCRAFT INFORMATION N505DF was a single engine, experimental amateur-built Kircher RV-8, serial number 81439. The tandem two-seat, low-wing, monoplane had a maximum gross weight of 1,800 pounds. The airplane was powered by a 180-horsepower Lycoming O-360-A1A engine, serial numb
Probable cause
The pilot's decision to perform an aerobatic roll during takeoff, the low altitude, and his failure to maintain clearance from the crops and terrain.
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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.
