# Accident 20141028020209A: Frederick L Langston RV-4, Boerne, TX, October 28, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 28, 2014, 16:30 local time
- Place: Boerne, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.8494° N, 98.7378° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8494&lon=-98.7378&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70PM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70PM-2015-11-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Frederick L Langston RV-4 (registry code 056082U, https://openairdocs.org/model/frederick-l-langston-rv-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320-D2J (registry code 41595, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-d2j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FREDERICK L LANGSTON RV-4
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-320-D2J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,475 total, 40 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15FA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15FA032) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141028020209A

## Narrative

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

WITNESS STATED THE AIRCRAFT WAS CIRCLING ABOVE HIS SON'S HOUSE AT A LOW ALTITUDE, A LOUD POP WAS HEARD AND THEN THE ENGINE WENT SILENT, THE PILOT STARTED FOR A GRASS AIR STRIP IN THE AREA. AIRCRAFT STALLED RIGHT WING DOWN AND IMPACTING GROUND. RIGHT WING IGNITED AND WAS ON FIRE. PILOT GOT OUT AND WAS ABOUT 80 FEET FROM IMPACT.

## 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 CEN15FA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15FA032), Oct 28, 2014: Langston, Frederick L RV 4 (N70PM), Boerne, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined, because post accident examination did not reveal any mechanical malfunctions or anomalies that would have precluded normal…

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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