# Accident 20151217022209A: Hinton Paul M RV-4, Madison, FL, December 17, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 17, 2015, 07:44 local time
- Place: Madison, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.3542° N, 83.6108° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3542&lon=-83.6108&mi=10
- Aircraft: N77BP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N77BP-2018-04-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hinton Paul M RV-4 (registry code 05626G9, https://openairdocs.org/model/hinton-paul-m-rv-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HINTON PAUL M RV-4
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA16FA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16FA074) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151217022209A

## Narrative

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

ON DECEMBER 18, 2015 APPROXIMATELY 1930 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A RV-4 N77BP, CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES IN A WOODED AREA IN SOUTH MADISON COUNTY, FLORIDA. THE CERTIFICATED PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE FATALLY INJURED ON IMPACT. THE AIRPLANE HAD SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE BY IMPACT FORCES. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. INSTRUMENTAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM OCALA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KOCF), OCALA, FLORIDA.

THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD (NTSB) HAD THE WRECKAGE REMOVED FROM CRASH SITE AND MOVE TO AIRCRAFT SALVAGE YARD FOR FURTHER EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE AND SYSTEM COMPONENTS.

## 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 ERA16FA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16FA074), Dec 18, 2015: Hinton Paul M RV 4 (N77BP), Greenville, FL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to initiate the flight into known adverse weather conditions, in an airplane that was not approved for instrument flight, which resulted in an encounter with instrument…

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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