Vans RV 8 accident near Stroudsburg, PA
On September 17, 2019, a Vans RV 8 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Stroudsburg, PA. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- September 17, 2019
- Place
- Stroudsburg, PA
- Aircraft
- Vans RV 8 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 40.570°N, 75.180°W
- NTSB ID
- 20190918X94902
Official records · ERA19FA275
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- ATC Radar Plot (Abe Sensor): Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn September 17, 2019, at 1218 eastern daylight time, an experimental, amateur-built Vans RV-8 airplane, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. The private pilot and the pilot-rated passenger were fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. According to the Pennsylvania State Police, the pilot was giving a demonstration flight of the airplane to the pilot-rated passenger, who was interested in buying a share of the airplane. The flight departed Pegasus Air Park (50PA), Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, about 1215 and was intended to be a 30-minute local flight. When the airplane did not return, the pilot's family reported the airplane missing. The airplane was located the following day in wetlands on private property about 3 miles east-northeast of the airport. A review of radar data provided by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) revealed a target at 1216:20 on an easterly heading about 2.3 miles east of 50PA. At that time, the target was moving at a ground speed of 113 knots at an altitude about 1,300 ft above ground level (agl). The target continued east before it made a left 180° turn to the west at 1217:27 at an altitude of 1,700 ft agl and a ground speed of 122 knots. Over the next 24 seconds, the target continued west and accelerated to a ground speed of 199 knots and descended to 1,600 ft agl. At 1218:06, about 11 seconds later, radar contact was lost. At that time, the airplane’s heading was 258° and its ground speed was 191 knots. The altitu
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane for undetermined reasons.
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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.
