# Accident 20191020020309A: Walker Harvell J Jr VANS RV-8, White Plains, AL, October 20, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 2019, 11:30 local time
- Place: White Plains, AL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7497° N, 85.7233° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7497&lon=-85.7233&mi=10
- Aircraft: N249BW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N249BW-2022-12-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Walker Harvell J JR VANS RV-8 (registry code 05629KP, https://openairdocs.org/model/walker-harvell-j-jr-vans-rv-8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-A1B6 (registry code 41576, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-a1b6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WALKER HARVELL J JR VANS RV-8
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-A1B6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 13,427 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN20FA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20FA009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191020020309A

## Narrative

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

N249BW DEPARTED MUSCLE SHOALS ALABAMA ON OCTOBER 20, 2019 AROUND 10:00 AM (MSL) INTENDING TO FLY DIRECT TO SENOIA GEORGIA (64GA). ABOUT 11:30 AM N249BW IMPACTED MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN NEAR WHITE PLAINS, ALABAMA.

## 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 CEN20FA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20FA009), Oct 20, 2019: Vans RV-8 (N249BW), White Plains, AL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: Impact with terrain for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.

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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