Truitt James B VANS RV-8A accident near Fort Blackmore, VA
On December 4, 2024, a Truitt James B VANS RV-8A (airplane) was involved in an accident near Fort Blackmore, VA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- December 4, 2024
- Place
- Fort Blackmore, VA
- Aircraft
- Truitt James B VANS RV-8A · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 36.777°N, 82.583°W
- NTSB ID
- 20241204199380
NTSB summary
On December 4, 2024, about 1451 eastern standard time, an experimental amateur-built Vans RV-8A, N627TT, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Fort Blackmore, Virginia. The commercial pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 business flight. According to the operations manager at Virginia Highlands Airport (VGI), Abington, Virginia, the pilot received 16.8 gallons of 100LL aviation fuel prior to departure. He watched the airplane depart runway 24, and as the pilot approached the end of the runway, the airplane “did a sharp bank and left pull into the downwind.” According to the operations manager, the airplane then “did a low pass over the runway at about 50 ft” before performing a “vertical” climb at the end of the runway and departing the airport area. He also commented that he has known the pilot since 2015 and had never seen him fly the airplane in that manner prior to the accident flight. Preliminary Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) track data revealed that the airplane departed from runway 24 at VJI at 1426. The airplane then flew in in the vicinity of the airport consistent with the operations manager’s description before proceeding to the southwest (see figure 1). The airplane maintained the southwest ground track for approximately 20 miles before turning to the west, then northwest. The track data showed altitude variations from approximately 2,100 ft to 3,700 ft mean sea level (msl) along the route of flight. About 1444, at an altitude of 2,725 ft msl, the
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