# Accident 20140222006849A: Fahrenholtz Randall Kevin VANS RV-9A, Tribune, KS, February 22, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 22, 2014, 17:04 local time
- Place: Tribune, KS
- Airport: Tribune
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.4710° N, 101.7505° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4710&lon=-101.7505&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7872, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7872-2014-08-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fahrenholtz Randall Kevin VANS RV-9A (registry code 05625CC, https://openairdocs.org/model/fahrenholtz-randall-kevin-vans-rv-9a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320-B1A (registry code 41907, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-b1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FAHRENHOLTZ RANDALL KEVIN VANS RV-9A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-320-B1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 825 total, 540 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA148) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140222006849A

## Narrative

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

ON FEBRUARY 22, 2014, AT APPROXIMATELY 1700 LOCAL TIME (2300 UTC), THE INSTRUMENT RATED  PRIVATE PILOT WAS INVOLVED IN AN AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT WHILE ATTEMPTING AN EMERGENCY LANDING, 11 MILES WEST OF THE TRIBUNE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (5K2) IN TRIBUNE, KANSAS.

THE FLIGHT DEPARTED 5K2 AND A WITNESS MENTIONED THAT A NORMAL FLIGHT FOR THE AIRMAN WAS A SHORT CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT TO THE SYRACUSE-HAMILTON COUNTY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (3K3) IN SYRACUSE, KANSAS, WHICH IS LOCATED 27 MILES DIRECTLY SOUTH OF 5K2. IT IS NOT KNOWN WHY THE ACCIDENT SITE WAS 11 MILES WEST OF THE DEPARTURE POINT.

VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WITH CLEAR SKIES, LIGHT WINDS AND 45 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.

EVIDENCE INDICATES THE ENGINE WAS NOT PRODUCING POWER UPON IMPACT WITH THE GROUND. EVIDENCE ALSO INDICATES THE LEFT WING TOUCHED THE GROUND FIRST WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO BEGIN A CARTWHEEL EFFECT. THE DEBRIS FIELD EXTENDED FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST AND WAS 296 FEET IN LENGTH.

UPON INSPECTION OF THE LEFT WING, NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL COULD BE FOUND.  THE LEFT WING WAS FLAT ON THE GROUND LYING INVERTED WITH THE INBOARD END OF THE FUEL TANK AREA TORN OPEN.  THE FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY WITH NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL LEAKAGE ON THE GROUND.  THE RIGHT WING WAS PARTIALLY ATTACHED TO THE FUSELAGE AND ALSO LYING INVERTED.  THERE WAS EVIDENCE OF BLUE 100LL FUEL SEEPING FROM THE FILLER PORT. AN ESTIMATED 4 GALLONS OF FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE RIGHT TANK. THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS FOUND SELECTED TO THE RIGHT FUEL TANK.

THE PILOT WHO WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES.

## 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 CEN14LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA148), Feb 23, 2014: Vans RV-9A (N7872), Tribune, KS, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control while conducting high-g turns, which resulted in impact with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s improper decision to initiate the…

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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