# Accident 20110624011419A: Hendricks George David Jr RV8, Angel Fire, NM, June 24, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 2011, 11:02 local time
- Place: Angel Fire, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.4197° N, 105.2872° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4197&lon=-105.2872&mi=10
- Aircraft: N678VR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N678VR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hendricks George David JR RV8 (registry code 056249W, https://openairdocs.org/model/hendricks-george-david-jr-rv8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-A4A (registry code 42270, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-a4a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HENDRICKS GEORGE DAVID JR RV8
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360-A4A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 13,100 total, 34 in this make and model, 121 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11CA423](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA423) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110624011419A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 24, 2011 AT 1102 MDT, N678VR, AN RV-8 AMATEUR BUILT AIRCRAFT, DEPARTED THE RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY 17 AT THE ANGEL FIRE, NM AIRPORT WHILE LANDING IN A CROSSWIND REPORTED AS 260 DEGREES AT 16 KNOTS GUSTING TO 24 KNOTS.  AS THE PILOT WAS TRYING TO STOP THE AIRPLANE IT HIT A DITCH AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  NEITHER THE PILOT NOR THE PASSENGER WAS INJURED.  THE FLIGHT WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS ON A FLIGHT FROM SANTA FE, NM.  A VFR FLIGHT PLAN HAD NOT BEEN FILED.

## 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 CEN11CA423](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA423), Jun 24, 2011: Hendricks George David JR RV8 (N678VR), Angel Fire, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of directional control during landing.

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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