# Accident 20200613007679A: Cooke John J RV8, Mandan, ND, June 13, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 13, 2020, 13:45 local time
- Place: Mandan, ND
- Airport: Mandan Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.7681° N, 100.8944° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.7681&lon=-100.8944&mi=10
- Aircraft: N836JC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N836JC-2021-07-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cooke John J RV8 (registry code 05612F8, https://openairdocs.org/model/cooke-john-j-rv8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-A1B6D (registry code 41593, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-a1b6d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: COOKE JOHN J RV8
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-A1B6D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 910 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN20LA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA227) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200613007679A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 13, 2020, ABOUT 1400 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A VANS RV8 AIRPLANE, N836JC, WAS

DESTROYED WHEN IT WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT NEAR MANDAN, NORTH DAKOTA. THE PILOT SUSTAINED

FATAL INJURIES. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED AS A TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91

PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE PILOT SUBSEQUENTLY DEPARTED IN THE AIRPLANE ON

RUNWAY 13 AT THE MANDAN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (Y19), NEAR MANDAN, NORTH DAKOTA. THE TAKEOFF

WAS A 3-POINT TAKEOFF AND THE AIRPLANE SUBSEQUENTLY HAD A STEEP CLIMB. THE AIRPLANE DESCENDED,

IMPACTED TERRAIN, AND A GROUND FIRE OCCURRED.

## 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 CEN20LA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA227), Jun 13, 2020: Vans RV8 (N836JC), Mandan, ND, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to remove the seat belt used as a flight control lock from the aft cockpit control stick before takeoff, which resulted in a loss of control during takeoff and collision with…

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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