# Accident 20220219002149A: Moynihan Richard D VANS RV-7A, White Hills, AZ, February 19, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 19, 2022, 13:29 local time
- Place: White Hills, AZ
- Airport: Triangle Airpark
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7155° N, 114.4820° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7155&lon=-114.4820&mi=10
- Aircraft: N787NV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N787NV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Moynihan Richard D VANS RV-7A (registry code 05638EZ, https://openairdocs.org/model/moynihan-richard-d-vans-rv-7a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming YIO-360-M1B (registry code 42414, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-yio-360-m1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOYNIHAN RICHARD D VANS RV-7A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING YIO-360-M1B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR22FA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22FA100) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220219002149A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED FOR UNKNOWN REASONS IN AN AREA OF PRIVATE AIRCRAFT HANGARS, LOCATED AT THE TRIANGLE AIRPARK, (AZ50), IN WHITE HILLS, ARIZONA.

THE PILOT WAS KILLED BY EXTENSIVE TRAUMATIC INJURIES UPON IMPACT.  THERE WERE NO PASSENGERS ONBOARD THE AIRCRAFT.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED.

THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED ADJACENT TO A LARGE HANGAR AND DEBRIS WAS SCATTERED OVER A LARGE AREA.

IT APPEARS THAT PARTS OF THE TAIL SECTION AND A PORTION OF ONE WING CAME OFF OF THE AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO THE CRASH.  THEY WERE LOCATED APPROXIMATELY ONE QUARTER MILE FROM THE CRASH SITE.

TO BE AMENDED AT A LATER DATE.

## 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 WPR22FA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22FA100), Feb 19, 2022: Moynihan Richard D Vans RV-7A (N787NV), White Hills, AZ, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper aerobatic maneuver leading to an airspeed that exceeded the airplane’s design limits, which resulted in rudder flutter and an in-flight breakup.

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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