20150127000639A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Alexander Robert K JR RV-7 · Seabeck, WA · January 27, 2015

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Date: January 27, 2015 · 12:48 local
Place: Seabeck, WA
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N747BA
Reported as: Alexander Robert K JR RV-7
Reported engine: Aerosport IO-360(SER)
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport

N747BARegistration cancelled Jan 12, 2016 · Alexander Robert K JR RV-7S/N 70263 · Built 2013 Airframe modelAlexander Robert K JR RV-7 Engine modelAerosport IO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

RV-7 aircraft flown by owner, left tiw airport at 12:35 on 01-27-2015.

Aircraft flew north and tracked north east along the coast line of hood canal. Radar tracking shows aircraft at about 6000FT, at approx 12:47, next radar hit shows aircraft at 7000FT. Then no more radar contact. Witness information said they heard aircraft, engine made noises then stopped, then saw aircraft breaking up and falling in to water just off the coast of Seabeck Washington. Coast guard found a few items, a seat cushion, headsets, a wallet with the driver license of the owner of the aircraft and a few other broken aircraft pieces. Several days of searching found no more items.

Closed until further parts of aircraft are located.

As the FAA filed it

RV-7 AIRCRAFT FLOWN BY OWNER, LEFT TIW AIRPORT AT 12:35 ON 01-27-2015.

AIRCRAFT FLEW NORTH AND TRACKED NORTH EAST ALONG THE COAST LINE OF HOOD CANAL. RADAR TRACKING SHOWS AIRCRAFT AT ABOUT 6000FT, AT APPROX 12:47, NEXT RADAR HIT SHOWS AIRCRAFT AT 7000FT. THEN NO MORE RADAR CONTACT. WITNESS INFORMATION SAID THEY HEARD AIRCRAFT, ENGINE MADE NOISES THEN STOPPED, THEN SAW AIRCRAFT BREAKING UP AND FALLING IN TO WATER JUST OFF THE COAST OF SEABECK WASHINGTON. COAST GUARD FOUND A FEW ITEMS, A SEAT CUSHION, HEADSETS, A WALLET WITH THE DRIVER LICENSE OF THE OWNER OF THE AIRCRAFT AND A FEW OTHER BROKEN AIRCRAFT PIECES. SEVERAL DAYS OF SEARCHING FOUND NO MORE ITEMS.

CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER PARTS OF AIRCRAFT ARE LOCATED.