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FAA accident report · Jordan John RV7 · Arlington, AZ · June 27, 2017

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Date
June 27, 2017 · 09:49 local
Place
Arlington, AZ
Airport
Buckeye
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N731RV
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR17FA134
Reported as
Jordan John RV7
Reported engine
Lycoming O-360-A1A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor
N731RVRegistration cancelled Feb 28, 2020 · Jordan John RV7S/N 70083 · Built 2004Airframe modelJordan John RV7Engine modelLycoming O-360-A1A4 cycle

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What happened

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

On June 27, 2017 about 09:49 mountain standard time, an experimental vans RV-7, airplane, N731RV, was destroyed when it impacted terrain about 10 miles southwest of Arlington, Arizona. The private pilot and passenger were fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a flight plan had not been filed. The flight originated from Buckeye municipal airport, Buckeye, Arizona about 0800.

As the FAA filed it

ON JUNE 27, 2017 ABOUT 09:49 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, AN EXPERIMENTAL VANS RV-7, AIRPLANE, N731RV, WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT IMPACTED TERRAIN ABOUT 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ARLINGTON, ARIZONA. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE FATALLY INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A FLIGHT PLAN HAD NOT BEEN FILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM BUCKEYE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, BUCKEYE, ARIZONA ABOUT 0800.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB WPR17FA134Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportArlington, AZThe inflight overstress separation of the vertical stabilizer and rudder during flight which resulted in the pilot's inability to maintain airplane control. Contributing to the accident was an inflight collision with a bird.Jun 27, 2017 · Destroyed