Vans RV9 accident near Springfield, OH
On July 22, 2016, a Vans RV9 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Springfield, OH. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- July 22, 2016
- Place
- Springfield, OH
- Aircraft
- Vans RV9 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 39.874°N, 83.687°W
- NTSB ID
- 20160722X63338
Official records · CEN16LA281
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Air Traffic Control Factual: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT ***This report was modified on August 16, 2017. Please see the docket for this accident to view the original report.*** On July 22, 2016, about 1040 eastern daylight time, a Levon G King Vans RV9A airplane, N807LK, impacted terrain near Springfield, Ohio. The pilot and one passenger were fatally injured and the airplane was destroyed. The airplane was registered to and operated by the pilot under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a personal flight. Marginal visual meteorological conditions prevailed near the accident site and the airplane was receiving visual flight rules flight following. The flight departed Tri-Cities Regional Airport (TRI), Bristol/Johnson/Kingsport, Tennessee, about 0850 and was en route to Grosse Ile Municipal Airport (ONZ), Detroit/Grosse Ile, Michigan. A review of the air traffic control (ATC) and radar data revealed that while en route to ONZ, the pilot was in contact with ATC and attempted to navigate around the oncoming weather and precipitation. From 0957 to 1038 the pilot communicated with the controllers about avoiding the precipitation and requested assistance in doing so. The pilot stated that he could avoid the clouds if ATC could keep him out of the precipitation. The controllers gave the pilot several heading suggestions to the northwest to avoid the precipitation that they observed on their radar scopes. The pilot continued flying east toward the severe weather (figure 1). Figure 1 – Weather radar with flight track In the final 3.5 minutes of the flight while flying east, the airplane made a lef
Probable cause
The pilot’s decision to fly into known thunderstorms, which resulted in an in-flight breakup.
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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.
