# Accident 20191014019219A: Hosman Jack/Hosman Judith RV-4, Cameron, NC, October 14, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 2019, 11:56 local time
- Place: Cameron, NC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2717° N, 79.2544° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2717&lon=-79.2544&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4332J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4332J-2021-12-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hosman Jack/Hosman Judith RV-4 (registry code 05608ZF, https://openairdocs.org/model/hosman-jack-hosman-judith-rv-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HOSMAN JACK/HOSMAN JUDITH RV-4
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA20FA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20FA009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191014019219A

## Narrative

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

ON 10/12/19 THE PILOT DEPARTED FROM WOODWARD FIELD AIRPORT CAMDEN, SC (KCDN). ON TAKEOFF THE CANOPY CAME OFF THE AIRCRAFT AND THE PILOT STAYED IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AND LANDED BACK AT KCDN. ON 10/14/19 THE PILOT DEPARTED FROM KCDN WITHOUT THE CANOPY OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT WAS WEARING A FULL FACE MOTORCYCLE HELMET. HE DEPARTED KCDN ON THE MORNING OF 10/14/19 AT APROXIMATLY 10:40 LOCAL TIME. NO ONE SPOKE WITH THE PILOT AFTER DEPARTING KCDN. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND NOT FAR FROM THE END OF THE PILOTS HOME FIELD, 84NC AND WAS IN AN INVERTED POSITION.

BASED ON THE DATA RECEIVED FROM THE GPS IN THE AIRCRAFT THE LAST DATA WAS RECEIVED AT 11:56 LOCAL TIME. THIS DATA INDICATED THAT THE PILOT APPEARED TO FLY A TIGHTER TRAFFIC PATTERN THAN HAD BEEN DONE ON PREVIOUS FLIGHTS. THE GROUNDSPEED FROM THE GPS INDICATES 54 KNOTS.

THE ACCIDENT MAY HAVE BEEN A STALL/SPIN CLOSE TO THE GROUND.

## 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 ERA20FA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20FA009), Oct 14, 2019: Vans RV4 (N4332J), Cameron, NC, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during the landing approach, which resulted in a loss of control and a subsequent aerodynamic stall/spin. Contributing to the…

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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