# Accident 20140223001919A: Victor M Cordero RV-9A, Apopka, FL, February 23, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 23, 2014, 13:30 local time
- Place: Apopka, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.7491° N, 81.4893° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.7491&lon=-81.4893&mi=10
- Aircraft: N19VC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N19VC-2018-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Victor M Cordero RV-9A (registry code 056302N, https://openairdocs.org/model/victor-m-cordero-rv-9a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: VICTOR M CORDERO RV-9A
- Reported engine: SUBARU IVO
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 344 total, 344 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA130) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140223001919A

## Narrative

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

N19VC (RV-9) DEPARTED IFR FROM MYAM (MARSH HARBOR, BAHAMAS) EN ROUTE TO SFB (SANFORD, FL). AT 1826Z, THE PILOT CANCELLED IFR WITH ORLANDO TRACON. THE TRACON KEPT HIM ON HIS BEACON CODE AND CONTINUED PROVIDING VFR SEQUENCING SERVICES INTO SFB. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROX. 16 MILES WEST OF SFB AT 1832Z, THE PILOT ADVISED THE TRACON CONTROLLER THAT HE WAS EXPERIENCING ENGINE PROBLEMS AND WAS GOING TO ATTEMPT TO LAND ON A ROAD HE HAD IN SIGHT. THE CONTROLLER ENLISTED THE HELP OF THE SEMINOLE COUNTY SHERIFF HELICOPTER WHO WENT TO LOCATION WHERE N19VC WAS LAST OBSERVED ON RADAR.  THE HELICOPTER WAS ABLE TO LOCATE THE AIRCRAFT INVERTED IN LAKE COUNTY NEAR LAKE PLYMOUTH & HAAS ROADS (LAT/LONG 28 47.398N / 81 31.041W) IN A CONSTRUCTION SITE. THERE WERE 2 PEOPLE ON BOARD. BOTH WERE TRANSPORTED TO THE ORANGE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER WITH NON LIFE THREATENING 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 ERA14LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA130), Feb 23, 2014: Victor M Cordero RV-9A (N19VC), Apopka, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the propeller spline shaft, the drive disk adapter, and the propeller speed reduction unit (PSRU) input spline due to a lack of inspection and lubrication, which resulted in a total…

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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