# Accident 20111210027489A: Crosley Richard VANS RV-8, Armistead, CA, December 10, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 10, 2011, 13:00 local time
- Place: Armistead, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0586° N, 118.1506° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0586&lon=-118.1506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N948RC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N948RC-2013-05-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Crosley Richard VANS RV-8 (registry code 05617X3, https://openairdocs.org/model/crosley-richard-vans-rv-8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-A1A (registry code 41594, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-a1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CROSLEY RICHARD VANS RV-8
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360-A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,800 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12FA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12FA062) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111210027489A

## Narrative

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

WITNESSES STATED THEY OBSERVED THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE ATTEMPTING TO PERFORM A "LOOP" AND THAT IT IMPACTED TERRAIN TRYING TO COMPLETE THE MANUEVER. WITNESSES SAID THEY HEARD ENGINE SOUNDS ALL THE WAY TO IMPACT. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN AN UPRIGHT WINGS LEVEL ATTITUDE.

## 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 WPR12FA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12FA062), Dec 10, 2011: Crosley Vans RV-8 (N948RC), Armistead, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from terrain while performing low altitude aerobatic maneuvers.

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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