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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtr RV-8 · Valera, TX · July 5, 2008

Date: July 5, 2008 · 20:00 local
Place: Valera, TX
Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N184KS
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN08LA119
Reported as: Amtr RV8
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 635 total30 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days

N184KSRegistration cancelled Jun 30, 2017 · Shannon Kevin RV-8S/N 80874 · Built 2005 Airframe modelShannon Kevin RV-8 Engine modelLycoming I0360 SER A&CReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) While conducting low passes over a crowd of 1,200 people gathered at a sw Texas ranch for a 4th of July bbq, the pilot completed his 3rd pass with a steep pull-up intending a course reversal, the aircraft appears to have stalled, rolled left and entered an incipient spin. The aircraft impacted parked cars at an angle of approximately 60 degrees and was destroyed and the pilot killed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) WHILE CONDUCTING LOW PASSES OVER A CROWD OF 1,200 PEOPLE GATHERED AT A SW TEXAS RANCH FOR A 4TH OF JULY BBQ, THE PILOT COMPLETED HIS 3RD PASS WITH A STEEP PULL-UP INTENDING A COURSE REVERSAL, THE AIRCRAFT APPEARS TO HAVE STALLED, ROLLED LEFT AND ENTERED AN INCIPIENT SPIN. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED PARKED CARS AT AN ANGLE OF APPROXIMATELY 60 DEGREES AND WAS DESTROYED AND THE PILOT KILLED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB DEN08LA119Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportValera, TXThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during a forced landing, which led to an aerodynamic stall, following a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's mismanagement of fuel and the low altitude at…Jul 6, 2008 · Destroyed