# Accident 20170627008679A: Jordan John RV7, Arlington, AZ, June 27, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 2017, 09:49 local time
- Place: Arlington, AZ
- Airport: Buckeye
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2294° N, 112.9000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2294&lon=-112.9000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N731RV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N731RV-2020-02-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Jordan John RV7 (registry code 05617MH, https://openairdocs.org/model/jordan-john-rv7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-A1A (registry code 41594, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-a1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: JORDAN JOHN RV7
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360-A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR17FA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17FA134) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170627008679A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR17FA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17FA134), Jun 27, 2017: Jordan John RV7 (N731RV), Arlington, AZ, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The 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…

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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