# Accident 20091005050399A: Case Richar VAN RV-6, Magnolia, NC, October 5, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 5, 2009, 12:50 local time
- Place: Magnolia, NC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8906° N, 78.0517° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8906&lon=-78.0517&mi=10
- Aircraft: N455RC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N455RC-2018-01-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Case Richard L VAN RV-6 (registry code 056214R, https://openairdocs.org/model/case-richard-l-van-rv-6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320-H2AD (registry code 42131, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-h2ad) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CASE RICHAR VAN RV-6
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-320-H2AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 270 total, 30 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091005050399A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED ILM AT 1222 LOCAL TIME ENROUTE TO LHZ. AT 1246 AIRCRAFT CONTACTED SEYMOUR JOHNSON AFB APPROACH SAYING HE WAS VFR AT 2000'. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ISSUED THE ALTIMETER AND NEVER RESPONDED. THE AIRCRAFT CALLED BACK UP AND STATED HE WAS IN THE THICK OF THE WEATHER. APPROACH TRIED TO CONFIRM HIS CALL AND RECEIVED NO RESPONSE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED AT 1500' CIRCLING. APPROACH THEN LOST RADAR CONTACT. WEATHER FOR DUPLIN COUNTY WAS 1640Z 000KT 5SM - RA SCT010 OVC018 17/16 A3012. AT 1258 DUPLIN COUNTY SHERIFF OFFICE RECIEVED CALL ABOUT AN AIRCRAFT IN THE TREES. AT 1317 DUPLIN COUNTY SHERIFF OFFICE CONFIRMED AIRCRAFT WAS N455RC AND ACCIDENT WAS FATAL.

## 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 ERA10LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA007), Oct 5, 2009: Case Richard L VAN RV-6 (N455RC), Magnolia, NC, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's continued visual flight into instrument meterological conditions and his subsequent failure to maintain aircraft control. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's inadequate preflight…

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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