What happened
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12/03/2017 Received call from regional operations center regarding a fatal aircraft accident near the Ravenna county airport (kpov) that occurred sometime between 1130 and 1730 local time. The aircraft, a Titan Tornado II was located behind a residential home at 7979 nicodemus rd, Ravenna Ohio. The aircraft was substantially damaged.
The aircraft appeared to have struck the ground in a wings level nose down attitude. The aircraft struck a wooden porch/ patio that was attached to the home and came to rest. Damage to the patio was limited to the railings closest to the aircraft. No witness marks could be found on the ground nearby.
The aircraft was resting nose down with the wings on top of the cabin area. The engine was laying over top of the wings. The propeller was not damaged. The tail was broken roughly at the rear cabin attach point and bent perpendicular to the left wing. Examination of the control surfaces and control rods/ cables did not reveal any discrepancies and all controls appeared to have continuity to the respective control. The engine and propeller apeared to be undamaged and the engine turned over when the propeller was moved.
First responders at the scene stated there was the smell of fuel and a small amount of fuel in the tank. There was no evidence of fire prior to or after impact.
The single pilot/ occupant was fatally wounded.
As the FAA filed it
12/03/2017 RECEIVED CALL FROM REGIONAL OPERATIONS CENTER REGARDING A FATAL AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT NEAR THE RAVENNA COUNTY AIRPORT (KPOV) THAT OCCURRED SOMETIME BETWEEN 1130 AND 1730 LOCAL TIME. THE AIRCRAFT, A TITAN TORNADO II WAS LOCATED BEHIND A RESIDENTIAL HOME AT 7979 NICODEMUS RD, RAVENNA OHIO. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.
THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO HAVE STRUCK THE GROUND IN A WINGS LEVEL NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A WOODEN PORCH/ PATIO THAT WAS ATTACHED TO THE HOME AND CAME TO REST. DAMAGE TO THE PATIO WAS LIMITED TO THE RAILINGS CLOSEST TO THE AIRCRAFT. NO WITNESS MARKS COULD BE FOUND ON THE GROUND NEARBY.
THE AIRCRAFT WAS RESTING NOSE DOWN WITH THE WINGS ON TOP OF THE CABIN AREA. THE ENGINE WAS LAYING OVER TOP OF THE WINGS. THE PROPELLER WAS NOT DAMAGED. THE TAIL WAS BROKEN ROUGHLY AT THE REAR CABIN ATTACH POINT AND BENT PERPENDICULAR TO THE LEFT WING. EXAMINATION OF THE CONTROL SURFACES AND CONTROL RODS/ CABLES DID NOT REVEAL ANY DISCREPANCIES AND ALL CONTROLS APPEARED TO HAVE CONTINUITY TO THE RESPECTIVE CONTROL. THE ENGINE AND PROPELLER APEARED TO BE UNDAMAGED AND THE ENGINE TURNED OVER WHEN THE PROPELLER WAS MOVED.
FIRST RESPONDERS AT THE SCENE STATED THERE WAS THE SMELL OF FUEL AND A SMALL AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE TANK. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE PRIOR TO OR AFTER IMPACT.
THE SINGLE PILOT/ OCCUPANT WAS FATALLY WOUNDED.
NTSB investigation
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