What happened
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On Monday, July 1, 2019, at approximately 8:43 EST, a rans S-12 model, experimental amateur build aircraft (registration N1094K, sn 10942012) crashed onto a Private grass airfield near Orleans, Indiana. The pilot (single occupant), privacy data omitted sustained fatal injuries and apparent post-accident fire destroyed the aircraft. Video surveillance footage showed the aircraft coming into view at approximately 150 feet above the ground, descending vertically nose down while spinning to the right. The aircraft impacted the right edge of the runway, 150 feet downwind of the runway threshold at an estimated 80 degree angle. The weather reported at the time of the accident from kfrh: VFR conditions, winds calm, clear with 10 miles visibility.
The persons interviewed stated privacy data omitted purchased the aircraft in September 2018. A copy of the aircraft airworthiness certificate, operating limitations and registration was not found. The aircraft registration file contains a registration renewal application with an expiration date of 07/31/2021 but does not identify privacy data omitted as the registered owner. No bill of sale or application for a new registration was included. The aircraft inspection status could not be determined; no maintenance records were located.
The pilot's certification status could not be verified as there is no record of an FAA issued operating (pilot) certificate or of a current medical. Personal flight logs provided by a flight instructor identify 22.3 hours of flight time and the last flight recorded on December 18, 2018.
As the FAA filed it
ON MONDAY, JULY 1, 2019, AT APPROXIMATELY 8:43 EST, A RANS S-12 MODEL, EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILD AIRCRAFT (REGISTRATION N1094K, SN 10942012) CRASHED ONTO A PRIVATE GRASS AIRFIELD NEAR ORLEANS, INDIANA. THE PILOT (SINGLE OCCUPANT), ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES AND APPARENT POST-ACCIDENT FIRE DESTROYED THE AIRCRAFT. VIDEO SURVEILLANCE FOOTAGE SHOWED THE AIRCRAFT COMING INTO VIEW AT APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND, DESCENDING VERTICALLY NOSE DOWN WHILE SPINNING TO THE RIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE RIGHT EDGE OF THE RUNWAY, 150 FEET DOWNWIND OF THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD AT AN ESTIMATED 80 DEGREE ANGLE. THE WEATHER REPORTED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT FROM KFRH: VFR CONDITIONS, WINDS CALM, CLEAR WITH 10 MILES VISIBILITY.
THE PERSONS INTERVIEWED STATED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PURCHASED THE AIRCRAFT IN SEPTEMBER 2018. A COPY OF THE AIRCRAFT AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE, OPERATING LIMITATIONS AND REGISTRATION WAS NOT FOUND. THE AIRCRAFT REGISTRATION FILE CONTAINS A REGISTRATION RENEWAL APPLICATION WITH AN EXPIRATION DATE OF 07/31/2021 BUT DOES NOT IDENTIFY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AS THE REGISTERED OWNER. NO BILL OF SALE OR APPLICATION FOR A NEW REGISTRATION WAS INCLUDED. THE AIRCRAFT INSPECTION STATUS COULD NOT BE DETERMINED; NO MAINTENANCE RECORDS WERE LOCATED.
THE PILOT'S CERTIFICATION STATUS COULD NOT BE VERIFIED AS THERE IS NO RECORD OF AN FAA ISSUED OPERATING (PILOT) CERTIFICATE OR OF A CURRENT MEDICAL. PERSONAL FLIGHT LOGS PROVIDED BY A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR IDENTIFY 22.3 HOURS OF FLIGHT TIME AND THE LAST FLIGHT RECORDED ON DECEMBER 18, 2018.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.