# Accident 20140406005119A: Monroe Dennis RV-7, Summerfield, FL, April 6, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 2014, 19:50 local time
- Place: Summerfield, FL
- Airport: Private Grass Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.0175° N, 82.1139° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.0175&lon=-82.1139&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57DC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57DC-2018-01-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Monroe Dennis RV-7 (registry code 056192T, https://openairdocs.org/model/monroe-dennis-rv-7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MONROE DENNIS RV-7
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER A&C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14FA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14FA182) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140406005119A

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 6, 2014, ABOUT 1937 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, AN EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR-BUILT RV-7, N57DC, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT IMPACTED TERRAIN WHILE MANEUVERING NEAR MONROE AIRPARK (2FA2),

SUMMERFIELD, FLORIDA. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT AND THE PASSENGER WERE FATALLY INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE LOCAL FLIGHT. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91. WITNESSES REPORTED THAT THE PILOT HAD BEEN ASSISTING WITH THE PRODUCTION OF A FILM THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON, AND THAT THE PURPOSE OF THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT WAS TO TAKE VIDEO FOOTAGE FROM THE AIR. AFTER

DEPARTING FROM THE GRASS RUNWAY, THE AIRPLANE ENTERED A CIRCULAR ORBIT TO THE LEFT. THE AIRPLANE HAD COMPLETED THREE CIRCUITS, WHEN DURING THE FOURTH, IT ENTERED A RAPID DESCENT AS ENGINE POWER

INCREASED. DURING THE DESCENT, THE WINGS ROLLED NEARLY LEVEL BEFORE THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A NOSE LOW, SLIGHT LEFT BANK ATTITUDE. THE FINAL TWO SECONDS OF THE FLIGHT WERE CAPTURED ON VIDEO FROM THE GROUND. REVIEW OF THE VIDEO FOOTAGE SHOWED A FINAL DESCENT AND IMPACT THAT COINCIDED WITH THE DESCRIPTIONS PROVIDED BY WITNESSES. THE ENGINE SOUND FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE VIDEO THROUGH IMPACT WAS SMOOTH AND CONTINUOUS. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST UPRIGHT ABOUT 10 FEET BEYOND THE INITIAL IMPACT POINT, AND BOTH MAIN LANDING GEAR HAD COLLAPSED. THE FUSELAGE DISPLAYED SIGNIFICANT AFT CRUSH DAMAGE IN THE AREA OF THE FIREWALL, INSTRUMENT PANEL, AND COCKPIT.

## 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 ERA14FA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14FA182), Apr 6, 2014: Monroe Dennis RV-7 (N57DC), Summerfield, FL, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control while maneuvering at a low airspeed, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall, and his decision to maneuver at an altitude that did not allow an…

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.