# Accident 20090523007752A: Amtr RV8, Decatur, AL, May 23, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 2009, 13:00 local time
- Place: Decatur, AL
- Airport: Pryor Field Regional
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6539° N, 86.9453° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6539&lon=-86.9453&mi=10
- Aircraft: N875MH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N875MH-2009-09-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hazelwood Michael S RV-8 (registry code 056218B, https://openairdocs.org/model/hazelwood-michael-s-rv-8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-390 series (registry code 41678, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-390-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RV8
- Reported engine: LYC TMXIO390
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,043 total, 487 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09LA302](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA302) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090523007752A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) ON 5/23/2009 AT DECATUR, ALABAMA'S AIRPORT, DCU, N857MH (RV-8), WAS FLYING IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO ANOTHER AIRCRAFT, N81817 (CJ-6A), WITHIN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN OF DCU.  THE RV-8 WAS COMING FROM BEHIND AND TO THE RIGHT OF THE CJ-6A; THE RV-8 STRUCK WITH HIS LEFT WING THE RIGHT WING OF THE CJ-6A.  THE RV-8 WAS DESTROYED WITH 1 FATAL.  THE CJ-6A LANDED WITH MINOR DAMAGE AND NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA09LA302](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA302), May 23, 2009: Hazelwood Michael S RV-8 (N875MH), Decatur, AL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The RV-8 pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance from the CJ-6A while maneuvering. This report was modified on September 10, 2010.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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