Aeropro Cz S R O A240 accident near Richmond, IN
On April 25, 2021, an Aeropro Cz S R O A240 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Richmond, IN. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- April 25, 2021
- Place
- Richmond, IN
- Aircraft
- Aeropro Cz S R O A240 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 39.748°N, 84.852°W
- NTSB ID
- 20210425102975
Official records · CEN21LA200
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn April 25, 2021, at 0742 eastern daylight time, an Aeropro CZ A240 light sport airplane, N417R, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Richmond, Indiana. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. At 0737, the pilot obtained a weather briefing and filed a visual flight rules (VFR) flight plan to Festus Memorial Airport (FES), Festus, Missouri, using his ForeFlight account with an estimated departure time of 0750. Data recovered from an onboard Appareo Stratus device revealed that the pilot departed runway 24 at 0740. After an initial climb over the runway, the airplane leveled off briefly and drifted left of the runway centerline. The airplane subsequently entered a climbing right turn and reached an altitude of approximately 2,045 ft with a right bank angle of about 40°. The airplane then entered a descent as the right turn continued. The bank angle decreased to about 30° before it increased again, reaching about 90°. The descent continued until the data ended about 2 seconds later. The final data point was recorded at 0742:38 at an altitude about 1,284 ft. The approximate elevation at the accident site was 1,144 ft mean sea level. The average descent rate over the final 22 seconds of data was about 2,041 ft per minute. At 0750, an individual driving near the airport contacted local authorities after he observed a fire and subsequently identified it as an airplane. It was fully engulfed when he initially saw it. There were no known witnesses to the accident i
Probable cause
The noninstrument-rated pilot’s intentional flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in spatial disorientation and loss of airplane control.
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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.
