Vans RV-9A accident near Tribune, KS
On February 23, 2014, a Vans RV-9A (airplane) was involved in an accident near Tribune, KS. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- February 23, 2014
- Place
- Tribune, KS
- Aircraft
- Vans RV-9A · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 38.471°N, 101.751°W
- NTSB ID
- 20140224X00624
Official records · CEN14LA148
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
On February 22, 2014, at 1806 mountain standard time, a Vans RV-9A, N7872, was found in a field about 11 miles west of Tribune, Kansas. The airplane sustained substantial damage. The private pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was owned and operated by the pilot under 14 CFR Part 91 as a personal flight that was not operating on a flight plan. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed on the day of the accident. The flight originated from Tribune Municipal Airport (5K2), Tribune, Kansas, about 1747. A witness stated to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Investigator-In-Charge (IIC) that he "just pulled in" to the Tribune Municipal Airport and saw the pilot take off in his airplane. He said that he did not know where the pilot was headed but departed to the south. He said that he had not talked to pilot for a "quite a while" and heard that the pilot stopped going to work. The witness said that he did not see or hear anything wrong with the airplane. He said that the airplane sounded "great" during the run-up. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Inspectors from the Wichita Flight Standards District Office travelled to and examined the accident site. The Inspectors stated that the debris field was approximately 200 yards west of County Road 5, extended from southwest to northeast, and was 296 feet in length. The initial impact was consistence with an impact by the left wing tip; red lens cover material was found in close vicinity of the initial impact area. About 67 feet further along the debris field, the propeller was found lodged in the center of a 10-in
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control while conducting high-g turns, which resulted in impact with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s improper decision to initiate the flight with a severe progressive neurological disorder that likely impaired his ability to safely operate the airplane.
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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.
