# Accident 20200921016719A: Gieleghem Ronald A RV-8, Hilliard, FL, September 21, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 21, 2020, 14:37 local time
- Place: Hilliard, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.7528° N, 81.9792° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7528&lon=-81.9792&mi=10
- Aircraft: N800PB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N800PB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gieleghem Ronald A RV-8 (registry code 05617U4, https://openairdocs.org/model/gieleghem-ronald-a-rv-8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GIELEGHEM RONALD A RV-8
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA20LA324](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA324) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200921016719A

## Narrative

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

ON SEPTEMBER 21, 2020, AT 1437, EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME AN RV-8, N800PB, EXPERIENCED LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WITH  SUBSEQUENT ENGINE FIRE. AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO TREES, WHERE A POST FIRE ENSUED, DESTROYING THE AIRCRAFT. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE NUMBER TWO ENGINE CONNECTING ROD HAD FAILED CAUSING CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE.

## 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 ERA20LA324](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA324), Sep 21, 2020: Vans RV 8 (N800PB), Hilliard, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to oil starvation.

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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