# Accident 20210425005499A: Aeropro Cz S R O A240, Richmond, IN, April 25, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 2021, 08:00 local time
- Place: Richmond, IN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7481° N, 84.8518° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7481&lon=-84.8518&mi=10
- Aircraft: N417R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N417R-2021-09-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeropro CZ S R O A240 (registry code 060006U, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeropro-cz-s-r-o-a240) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROPRO CZ S R O A240
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21LA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA200) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210425005499A

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 25, 2021 AT 0800 LOCAL, A STUDENT PILOT, LATER IDENTIFIED AS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WAS INVOLVED IN A FATAL AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT .5 MILES SOUTH OF THE RICHMOND MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KRID) IN RICHMOND, INDIANA. THE WEATHER REPORTED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS LIGHT WINDS FROM THE WEST, 1/2 STATUTE MILE VISIBILITY, OVERCAST 200FT, AND FOG. AFTER DEPARTURE, THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND AND 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 CEN21LA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA200), Apr 25, 2021: Aeropro CZ S R O A240 (N417R), Richmond, IN, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The noninstrument-rated pilot’s intentional flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in spatial disorientation and loss of airplane control.

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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