Vans RV-8 accident near White Plains, AL
On October 20, 2019, a Vans RV-8 (airplane) was involved in an accident near White Plains, AL. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- October 20, 2019
- Place
- White Plains, AL
- Aircraft
- Vans RV-8 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 33.750°N, 85.723°W
- NTSB ID
- 20191021X74218
Official records · CEN20FA009
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Air Traffic Control And Weather Documents: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn October 20, 2019, about 1130 central daylight time, an experimental Vans RV-8 airplane, N249BW, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near White Plains, Alabama. The airline transport pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. According to a family member, the pilot was flying from Northwest Alabama Regional Airport (MSL), Muscle Shoals, Alabama, to Big T Airport (64GA), Senoia, Georgia, following a family visit. The family member reported that the pilot planned a direct flight to 64GA with no intermediate stops. After not hearing from the pilot by mid-afternoon, concerned family members contacted the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the U.S. Air Force Rescue Coordination Center. A search was initiated for the missing airplane and the wreckage was located about 2230 by first responders in remote, mountainous terrain. The airplane was equipped with Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B), and ADS-B data was provided by the FAA for the accident flight. The airplane departed MSL about 0950 and traveled southeast for about 63 miles, where ADS-B data terminated at about 1011, about 66 miles northwest of the accident site at an indicated mode C altitude of 1,300 feet above mean sea level (msl). Additional track data continued for about 13 additional miles until the track data terminated about 1015, about 53 miles northwest of the accident at an indicated mode C altitude of 1,050 ft msl. PERSONNEL INFORMATIONThe pilot was a retired airline captain and he
Probable cause
Impact with terrain for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.
More accidents in AL
- Beech C99, Jul 10, 1991
- Cessna 421A, Jun 22, 1983
- Cessna 421C, Jul 9, 2011
- Piper PA 31, Aug 14, 2016
- Beech 95-B55B, Dec 5, 1992
Browse: Alabama · Vans aircraft
Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
