# Accident 20211204020339A: Boone Richard VANS RV8, Iowa Park, TX, December 4, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 4, 2021, 16:40 local time
- Place: Iowa Park, TX
- Airport: Wichita Valley Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9043° N, 98.5095° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9043&lon=-98.5095&mi=10
- Aircraft: N421RT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N421RT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boone Richard VANS RV8 (registry code 05629UQ, https://openairdocs.org/model/boone-richard-vans-rv8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOONE RICHARD VANS RV8
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA071) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211204020339A

## Narrative

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

ON 12/4/21, AT 1640 CST, A VAN?S RV-8 AIRCRAFT BEARING REGISTRATION NUMBER N421RT, REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE OWNER, IMPACTED TERRAIN .5 MILES FROM APPROACH END OF INTENDED RUNWAY AT WICHITA VALLEY AIRPORT (F14). THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, AND THE PILOT, AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM WICHITA VALLEY AIRPORT (F14) ON 12/4/21 AT APPROX. 1425 CST.

## 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 CEN22LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA071), Dec 4, 2021: Vans RV8 (N421RT), Wichita Falls, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper fuel management that resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel 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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