# Accident 20191101020589A: Grumman OV-1/RV-1, Stuart, FL, November 1, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 1, 2019, 13:10 local time
- Place: Stuart, FL
- Airport: Witham Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.1761° N, 80.2125° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.1761&lon=-80.2125&mi=10
- Aircraft: N10VD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10VD-2022-07-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman OV-1/RV-1 (registry code 3951003, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-ov-1-rv-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming T-53 series (registry code 41587, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-t-53-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN OV-1/RV-1
- Reported engine: LYCOMING T-53 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 225 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA20FA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20FA027) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191101020589A

## Narrative

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

ON NOVEMBER 1, 2019, ABOUT 1310 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A GRUMMAN OV-1D, N10VD, REGISTERED TO MD AVIATION LIMITED, WAS PERFORMING A DEMONSTRATION FLIGHT AT THE STUART AIRSHOW. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 30 AND CLIMBED, FOLLOWED BY A "DOG LEG" MANEUVER TO THE LEFT, THE AIRCRAFT IMMEDIATELY TURNED RIGHT TO THE ENTER THE AEROBATIC BOX. PILOT MISMANAGED CONTROLS, LOSS CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND IMPACTED NEAR THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 30 AT WITHAM FIELD (SUA), STUART, FLORIDA.

THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED AND THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED BY IMPACT FORCES AND POSTCRASH FIRE.

## 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 ERA20FA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20FA027), Nov 1, 2019: Grumman OV-1 (N10VD), Stuart, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper recovery from a low-altitude aerobatic maneuver, which resulted in descent into terrain.

## Other reports on N10VD (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20170217001039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170217001039I), Feb 17, 2017: Grumman OV-1/RV-1 (N10VD), Jacksonville, FL, Minor damage. On February 17, 2017, at or about 21:00 local time the pilot in command of N10VD, a Grumman OV-1 experimental exhibition aircraft, experienced and reported to…

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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