Gerdts Mark E RV7A accident near Weston, FL
On July 3, 2016, a Gerdts Mark E RV7A (airplane) was involved in an accident near Weston, FL. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- July 3, 2016
- Place
- Weston, FL
- Aircraft
- Gerdts Mark E RV7A · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 26.254°N, 80.416°W
- NTSB ID
- 20160704X85554
Official records · ERA16FA238
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn July 3, 2016, about 0930 eastern daylight time, an experimental amateur-built Van's Aircraft RV-7A, N1075F, was destroyed when it impacted a swamp about 10 nautical miles north of Weston, Florida. The private pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was registered to and operated by the pilot under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the personal flight that departed Boca Raton Airport (BCT), Boca Raton, Florida, about 0915, destined for Opa-Locka Executive Airport (OPF), Miami, Florida. On the morning of the accident, the pilot departed OPF about 0730 and arrived at BCT about 0800, where he met an acquaintance to show him the airplane and discuss the installed avionics. He departed BCT about 0915. Radar data provided by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) showed the airplane on a southwesterly track from BCT, with the last several radar returns indicating a descending left turn that began about 1,500 ft mean seal level (msl) and ended at 700 ft msl, about 1/2 nautical mile from the accident location. No witnesses to the accident were identified. The airplane was located the following morning by search and rescue personnel. PERSONNEL INFORMATIONThe pilot held a private pilot certificate with ratings for airplane single-engine land, airplane multi-engine land, and instrument airplane. His last FAA third-class medical certificate was issued on January 8, 2015. According to his logbook, he had accumulated about 3,600 hours of flight experience. A fa
Probable cause
The pilot's loss of airplane control for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence.
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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.
