Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12 accident near Folkston, GA
On October 26, 2021, a Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Folkston, GA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- October 26, 2021
- Place
- Folkston, GA
- Aircraft
- Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 30.840°N, 82.013°W
- NTSB ID
- 20211027104165
Official records · ERA22LA031
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
On October 26, 2021, about 1914 eastern daylight time, a Vans Aircraft RV-12, N525AT, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Folkston, Georgia. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. According to automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) data obtained from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the airplane departed Winter Haven Regional Airport (GIF), Winter Haven, Florida, at 1725. About 1900, after about 1 hour and 35 minutes of flight on a generally northbound track, the airplane made a right turn toward Davis Field Airport (3J6), Folkston, Georgia. The airplane crossed over the middle of the runway at 3J6 at 575 ft above ground level (agl), then completed a descending left turn. The airplane again crossed over the runway, this time at 100 ft agl, and made a descending right turn, while the airspeed decreased from 76 knots to 47 knots. The airplane contacted a utility pole and came to rest next to a road. Figure 1 depicts the flight track as the airplane maneuvered in the vicinity of 36J. Figure 1 – The airplane’s ADS-B-derived flight track while maneuvering near 3J6. A witness stated that he and his wife had just parked their car in their driveway when his wife looked up and saw the accident airplane fly over. He then walked inside his house and received a phone call from a neighbor at 1914. The neighbor said that the airplane just flew over his house, toward the east, and he noticed that the right navigation light was not operating. During the phone call,
Probable cause
The pilot’s low altitude maneuvering, which resulted in a collision with a utility pole.
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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.
