# Accident 20200913012559A: Noles Vance L RV-9A, Steinhatchee, FL, September 13, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 2020, 12:30 local time
- Place: Steinhatchee, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7000° N, 83.5167° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7000&lon=-83.5167&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4889R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4889R-2021-10-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Noles Vance L RV-9A (registry code 0561477, https://openairdocs.org/model/noles-vance-l-rv-9a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NOLES VANCE L RV-9A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA20LA315](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA315) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200913012559A

## Narrative

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

ON 9/13/2020 AT1615Z THE ZJX R13 CONTROLLER LOST RADAR COMMUNICATIONS WITH N4889R A 2003 NOLES VANCE L RV-9A REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE WAS FOUND IN TIDE SWAP WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA APPROXIMATELY .5 MILES OFFSHORE SUMBERGED IN APPROXIMATELY 6 FEET OF WATER. AIRCRAFT WAS RECOVERED BUT PART OF THE FUSELAGE WAS NOT. IDENTIFICATION OF AIRCRAFT WAS DETERMINED BY AIRCRAFT ENGINE SERIAL NUMBER. TECHNICAL AND OPERATIONAL FACTORS ARE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME DUE TO ACCIDENT STILL BEING INVESTIGATED. INFORMATION FOR PILOT AND SIC HAVE NOT BEEN CONFIRMED BECAUSE NO BODIES HAVE BEEN RECOVERED AT THIS TIME. AN AMENDMENT WILL BE SUBMITTED IF MORE IS INFORMATION IS RECIEVED.NTSB HAS DETERMINE THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.

## 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 ERA20LA315](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA315), Sep 13, 2020: Vans RV9 (N4889R), Steinhatchee, FL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The failure of the air traffic controller to provide hazardous weather information to the pilot, resulting in the flight’s encounter with strong updraft conditions, an inflight loss of airplane…

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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