# Accident 20160703020369A: Gerdts Mark E RV7A, Weston, FL, July 3, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 2016, 09:30 local time
- Place: Weston, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.2544° N, 80.4156° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.2544&lon=-80.4156&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1075F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1075F-2017-01-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gerdts Mark E RV7A (registry code 056294R, https://openairdocs.org/model/gerdts-mark-e-rv7a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360 series (registry code 41575, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GERDTS MARK E RV7A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA16FA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16FA238) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160703020369A

## Narrative

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

EXPERIMENTAL ARMATURE BUILT AIRCRAFT RV-7A, REGISTRATION N1075F WITH ONE PERSON ON BOARD FLYING, TOOK OFF FROM BOCA RATON AIRPORT (BCT). AIRCRAFT LAST TRACK WAS AT 700 FEET AT 190 KNOTS AND 500 FEET TWO SECOND LATER OVER THE EVERGLADES 7 MILES SOUTH OF WESTON FLORIDA. AIRCRAFT CRASHED WITH PILOT DECEASED INSIDE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 ERA16FA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16FA238), Jul 3, 2016: Gerdts Mark E RV7A (N1075F), Weston, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of airplane control for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence.

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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