# Accident 20090708012839A: Amtr VANSRV7A, Sanderson, FL, July 8, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 2009, 09:30 local time
- Place: Sanderson, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.1794° N, 82.3236° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1794&lon=-82.3236&mi=10
- Aircraft: N774US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N774US-2015-05-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Noles Vance L VANS RV7A (registry code 056251G, https://openairdocs.org/model/noles-vance-l-vans-rv7a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Mattituck TMX-360 (registry code 59602, https://openairdocs.org/engine/mattituck-tmx-360) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR VANSRV7A
- Reported engine: MATTIT TMX360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09LA392](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA392) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090708012839A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 9, 2009 I WAS CONTACTED BY THE SOUTHERN REGIONAL COMMUNICATIONS CENTER THAT AN AIRCRAFT CRASH WAS DISCOVERED BY THE FLORIDAY FISH AND WILDLIFE.  THE FAA MADE AN ON SITE INVESTIGATION ON JULY 10, 2009.  DURING THE INVESTIGATION IT WAS DISCOVERED THE AIRCRAFT WAS A VANS RD7A N774US.  THE AIRACRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A NEAR VERTICAL ATTITUDE.  THE ENIGNE AND PROPELLER WERE BURIED APPROXIMATELY 5 FEET UNDERGROUND.  THE PILOT DEPARTED WINAUMA AIRPORT (FD77) NEAR SUN CITY, FLORIDA FOR ATHENS, TENNESSEE.  THE PILOT DID NOT OBTAIN A WEATHER BRIEF OR FILE A FLIGHT PLAN FOR THIS FLIGHT.  SEE ATTACHED NARRATIVE.

## 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 ERA09LA392](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA392), Jul 8, 2009: Noles Vance L Vans RV7A (N774US), Sanderson, FL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's continued visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions with convective activity and thunderstorms. Contributing to the accident was his failure to get an adequate weather…

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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