# Accident 20190906016009A: Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12, Weirsdale, FL, September 6, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 2019, 13:30 local time
- Place: Weirsdale, FL
- Airport: Loves Landing
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.9450° N, 81.8692° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.9450&lon=-81.8692&mi=10
- Aircraft: N767FS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N767FS-2020-07-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Vans RV-12 (registry code 0690009, https://openairdocs.org/model/vans-rv-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: VANS AIRCRAFT INC RV-12
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,300 total, 21 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA19FA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19FA265) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190906016009A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA19FA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19FA265), Sep 6, 2019: Vans RV-12 (N767FS), Lady Lake, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of pitch control due to the in-flight opening of the canopy for reasons that could not be determined.

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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