# Accident 20100108025899A: Larson Carr RV8, Sequim, WA, January 8, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 8, 2010, 14:00 local time
- Place: Sequim, WA
- Airport: Sequim Valley
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.0981° N, 123.1869° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.0981&lon=-123.1869&mi=10
- Aircraft: N747CL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N747CL-2012-05-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Larson Carroll B RV8 (registry code 056233M, https://openairdocs.org/model/larson-carroll-b-rv8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-B1A (registry code 41857, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-b1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LARSON CARR RV8
- Reported engine: LYCOMING XP-IO-360-B1AD2
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 16,641 total, 265 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR10LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA103) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100108025899A

## Narrative

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

ON JANUARY 8, 2010 AT 1400 PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, AN EXPERIMENTAL AMATUER-BUILT LARSON RV8, N747CL, SUBSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT IMPACTED TERRAIN WHILE MANEUVERING NEAR SEQUIM VALLEY AIRPORT, SEQUIM, WA. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED PORT ANGELES, WA AND HAD MADE A TOUCH-N-GO LANDING AT SEQUIM VALLEY. THE AIRCRAFT HAD LANDED ON RUNWAY 9 AND MADE A FULL STOP AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY.WITNESS REPORTED THE AIRCRAFT THEN DEPARTED RUNWAY 27 AND HAD CLIMBED OUT NORMALLY AND THEN ENTERED A RIGHT HAND TURN. THE WITNESS STATED AS HE WAS LEAVING THE AIRPORT HE HAD SEEN THE AIRCRAFT IN A TIGHT RIGHT HAND 360 DEGREE TURN, THE AIRCRAFT WAS REPORTED TO BE IN A 60-90 DEGREE BANK WHEN THE WITNESS REPORTED SEEING THE AIRCRAFT PITCH DOWN AND HE THEN LOST SIGHT OF THE AIRCRAFT BEHIND THE TREE LINE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND APPROXIMATELY 1/4 OF A MILE NORTH OF RUNWAY 09 IN A FRESHLY PLOWED FIELD

## 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 WPR10LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA103), Jan 8, 2010: Larson RV8 (N747CL), Sequim, WA, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering in the traffic pattern, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

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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