Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12 accident near Chandler, TX
On October 21, 2022, a Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Chandler, TX. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- October 21, 2022
- Place
- Chandler, TX
- Aircraft
- Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 32.265°N, 95.498°W
- NTSB ID
- 20221021106174
Official records · CEN23FA016
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn October 21, 2022, about 1430 central daylight time, a Vans RV-12 airplane, N86GV, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Chandler, Texas. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91 as a personal flight. Before the flight, ADS-B data captured the airplane as it flew from the area of Round Rock, Texas, towards the Tyler Pounds Regional Airport (TYR), Tyler, Texas. At the airport, the pilot added 3.9 gallons of fuel to the airplane to be fully fueled. ADS-B data captured the accident flight as it departed from runway 22 at TYR about 1423 for an unknown destination. The data showed the airplane climbed to about 5,500 ft msl and entered a descending right turn with increasing speed. The airplane impacted shallow water on a bank of Lake Palestine. PERSONNEL INFORMATIONAccording to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) records, the pilot’s last FAA medical certificate was issued on August 12, 1999, and was not valid after 2001. Under the provisions of Title 14 CFR 61.23, the pilot was operating the light sport airplane using his driver’s license. A complete pilot logbook was not recovered for the pilot. In 2018, the pilot submitted flight experience of 1,717 total hours to his insurance carrier. In 1999, on the pilot’s last application for an FAA medical certificate, he reported his total flight experience of 800 hours. AIRCRAFT INFORMATIONAccording to records on file with the FAA, the pilot purchased the airplane in August, 2021. AIRPORT INFORMA
Probable cause
The loss of control inflight for reasons that could not be determined.
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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.
