# Accident 20211026020769A: Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12, Folkston, GA, October 26, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 26, 2021, 19:23 local time
- Place: Folkston, GA
- Airport: Davis Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.8400° N, 82.0133° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.8400&lon=-82.0133&mi=10
- Aircraft: N525AT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N525AT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Vans RV-12 (registry code 060009Y, https://openairdocs.org/model/vans-rv-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: VANS AIRCRAFT INC RV-12
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211026020769A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED WINTER HAVEN FL. (KGIF) ENROUTE TO REIDSVILLE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT(KRVJ) AS DARKNESS STARTED TO FALL THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND AT DAVIS FIELD (3J6). THE PILOT WAS UNAWARE THAT NOTAM'S WERE ISSUED FOR THE AIRPORT RUNWAY LIGHTS BEING INOPERATIVE. THE PILOT SEEMED TO BECOME DISORIENTED , MISTAKEN GA HWY 121 AS THE RUNWAY, DESCENDED AND STRUCK A UTILITY POLE AND CRASHED. THERE WAS A POST ACCIDENT FIRE WHICH DESTROYED THE COCKPIT OF 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 ERA22LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA031), Oct 26, 2021: Vans RV-12 (N525AT), Folkston, GA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s low altitude maneuvering, which resulted in a collision with a utility pole.

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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