# Accident 20211031018269A: Jewell Jacob L RV 4, Chattahoochee, FL, October 31, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 31, 2021, 13:29 local time
- Place: Chattahoochee, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.6492° N, 84.7231° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6492&lon=-84.7231&mi=10
- Aircraft: N479JJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N479JJ-2022-10-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Jewell Jacob L RV 4 (registry code 05610RT, https://openairdocs.org/model/jewell-jacob-l-rv-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320-E2A (registry code 42120, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-e2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: JEWELL JACOB L RV 4
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-320-E2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22FA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22FA036) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211031018269A

## Narrative

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

ON OCTOBER 31, 2021, AT APPROXIMATELY 1329 EDT, N479JJ, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, CRASH LANDED INTO A HEAVILY WOODED AREA IN CHATTAHOOCHEE, FL, GADSDEN COUNTY, NEAR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THE FLIGHT WAS A FERRY FLIGHT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AIRCRAFT TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IN MISSISSIPPI. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. N479JJ DEPARTED TALLAHASSEE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (TLH) FOR MONROEVILLE, AL (NVC) WITH ONLY THE PIC ONBOARD APPROXIMATELY AT APPROXIMATELY 1303.

## 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 ERA22FA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22FA036), Oct 31, 2021: Vans RV4 (N479JJ), Chattahoochee, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to properly secure the canopy before takeoff, allowing the canopy to open and then separate in flight, which resulted in the pilot’s failure to maintain control of the 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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