# Accident 20200423002179A: Enochs RV-3, Independence, IA, April 23, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 2020, 09:25 local time
- Place: Independence, IA
- Airport: Independence Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4569° N, 91.9478° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4569&lon=-91.9478&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24DE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24DE-2022-09-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Enochs RV-3 (registry code 0560887, https://openairdocs.org/model/enochs-rv-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENOCHS RV-3
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-290 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,070 total, 3 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN20CA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA155) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200423002179A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS SIMULATING TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 36 WHEN THE AIRCRAFT MADE A SUDDEN TURN TO THE LEFT, JUMPING A SMALL HILL PARALLEL TO THE RUNWAY AND GOING THROUGH A FENCE AND LANDED ONTO AN ADJACENT FIELD DAMAGING THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 CEN20CA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA155), Apr 23, 2020: Vans RV 3 (N24DE), Independence, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during a high-speed taxi with a quartering tailwind, which resulted in a runway excursion and impact with a fence and terrain.

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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