20190906016009A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Vans RV-12 · Weirsdale, FL · September 6, 2019

Date
September 6, 2019 · 13:30 local
Place
Weirsdale, FL
Airport
Loves Landing
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N767FS
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA19FA265
Reported as
Vans RV-12
Reported engine
ROTAX 912ULS series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
3,300 total21 in this make and model

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Shortly after takeoff from Loves Landing (97FL), a gated aviation community in weirddale Florida the aircraft impacted the ground and was destroyed. Upon impact with the ground the aircraft burst into flames. The pilot died at the scene.

As the FAA filed it

SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM LOVES LANDING (97FL), A GATED AVIATION COMMUNITY IN WEIRDDALE FLORIDA THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND AND WAS DESTROYED. UPON IMPACT WITH THE GROUND THE AIRCRAFT BURST INTO FLAMES. THE PILOT DIED AT THE SCENE.

NTSB investigation

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