# Accident 20130420005169A: Hoffman Donald W RV-4, Bullhead City, AZ, April 20, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 2013, 06:00 local time
- Place: Bullhead City, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1617° N, 114.5589° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1617&lon=-114.5589&mi=10
- Aircraft: N194BD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N194BD-2015-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hoffman Donald W RV-4 (registry code 05624Z3, https://openairdocs.org/model/hoffman-donald-w-rv-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HOFFMAN DONALD W RV-4
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR13LA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA203) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130420005169A

## Narrative

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

ACCIDENT OCCURRED SOMETIME BETWEEN 0430 AND 0720 LOCAL TIME.

PILOT WAS INCAPACITATED DUE TO A FATAL SELF INFLICTED GUN SHOT WOUND TO THE HEAD. PHASE OF FLIGHT, DEPARTURE POINT, AND INTENDED DESTINATION ARE UNKNOWN.

AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN EAST OF THE RUNWAY AT THE BULLHEAD LAUGHLIN AIRPORT (IFP). AIRCRAFT WAS DISCOVERED AT 0720 BY AN IFP FIREFIGHTER DURING A MORNING PATROL.

AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED DURING THE ACCIDENT SEQUENCE. NO POST CRASH FIRE OCCURRED.

## 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 WPR13LA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA203), Apr 20, 2013: Hoffman RV-4 (N194BD), Bullhead City, AZ, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s suicidal act.

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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