Vans RV 8 accident near Hilliard, FL
On September 21, 2020, a Vans RV 8 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Hilliard, FL. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- September 21, 2020
- Place
- Hilliard, FL
- Aircraft
- Vans RV 8 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 30.753°N, 81.979°W
- NTSB ID
- 20200921X53937
Official records · ERA20LA324
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
On September 21, 2020, about 1437 eastern daylight time, an experimental amateur-built Vans RV8 airplane, N800PB, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Hilliard, Florida. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91 personal flight. According to the accident pilot’s son, they flew together in the airplane earlier during the day from Flagler Executive Airport (FIN), Palm Coast, Florida, to Polk County Airport (4A4), Cedartown, Georgia. They flew to 4A4 because the son purchased another airplane and was going to fly it back to New Jersey, and the accident pilot was going to fly back to FIN. They departed 4A4 around 1330, and the accident pilot flew towards FIN, while the son, in the other airplane, turned towards New Jersey. The son further stated that he flew the accident pilot’s airplane often and it flew “great” with no anomalies noted. A witness standing in her front yard heard an airplane flying overhead. She heard the engine “popping” like it was backfiring. She looked up and observed the airplane was “very low,” at an estimated altitude of 500 ft above ground level. The airplane disappeared behind trees and shortly after she heard it hitting tree branches. She subsequently located the wreckage, called 911, and waited for the fire department to arrive. Examination of the airplane revealed that the fuselage was consumed by fire and the instrument panel was destroyed in the fire. No useable instruments were identified. The wings remained attached to the fuselage and exhibited
Probable cause
A total loss of engine power due to oil starvation.
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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.
