# Accident 20120921021279A: Kundel Donald W VANS RV 7A, Laramie, WY, September 21, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 21, 2012, 16:37 local time
- Place: Laramie, WY
- Airport: Laramie
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3217° N, 105.6617° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3217&lon=-105.6617&mi=10
- Aircraft: N423RA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N423RA-2018-01-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Kundel Donald W VANS RV 7A (registry code 056292E, https://openairdocs.org/model/kundel-donald-w-vans-rv-7a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320-B1A (registry code 41907, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-b1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: KUNDEL DONALD W VANS RV 7A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-320
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12FA432](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12FA432) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120921021279A

## Narrative

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

ON 09/21/2012 AT APPROXIMATELY 1637 HRS. MDT, N423RA, AN EXPERIMENTAL KUNDEL DONALD W. MODEL VANS RV-7A AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AFTER IMPACTING TERRAIN WHILE LANDING AT LARAMIE (KLAR) AIRPORT WY.  THE SOLE OCCUPANT ON BOARD SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES.  WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (VMC).

## 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 WPR12FA432](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12FA432), Sep 21, 2012: Kundel Vans RV 7A (N423RA), Laramie, WY, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to attempt a landing with a gusting tailwind, which resulted in his loss of airplane control during final approach and a subsequent aerodynamic stall/spin.

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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