20220227002989A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Vans RV-12IS · Key West, FL · February 27, 2022

Date: February 27, 2022 · 14:00 local
Place: Key West, FL
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N123RR
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA22LA142
Reported as: Vans RV-12IS
Reported engine: ROTAX 912 IS
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2
Other injuries: 0

N123RRRegistered now · Vans RV-12ISS/N 121166 · Built 2020 Airframe modelVans RV-12IS Engine modelRotax 912 IS series4 cycle

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What happened

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Initial information indicates that the aircraft was being operated under part 91. Aircraft N123RR (2020, Vans RV-12IS) is privacy data omitted. Aircraft N123RR is presumed to be based at lna. Aircraft N123RR (2020, Vans RV-12IS) was presumed to have been operated privacy data omitted privacy data omitted was also onboard the aircraft N123RR. Both individual onboard the aircraft N123RR are presumed to be fatally injured in the accident. 2020 Vans RV-12IS with two (2) individuals onboard took off from lantana airport (lna). The aircraft was on a VFR flight to Key West. ADS-B data was reviewed to show the last know position over water north of big pine key in the Florida keys. The coast guard has not been able to positively locate the aircraft or persons however, they did find the airplane tail section, and a portion of the wing. It is presumed that the two persons onboard perished in the crash.

As the FAA filed it

INITIAL INFORMATION INDICATES THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER PART 91. AIRCRAFT N123RR (2020, VANS RV-12IS) IS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. AIRCRAFT N123RR IS PRESUMED TO BE BASED AT LNA. AIRCRAFT N123RR (2020, VANS RV-12IS) WAS PRESUMED TO HAVE BEEN OPERATED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ALSO ONBOARD THE AIRCRAFT N123RR. BOTH INDIVIDUAL ONBOARD THE AIRCRAFT N123RR ARE PRESUMED TO BE FATALLY INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT. 2020 VANS RV-12IS WITH TWO (2) INDIVIDUALS ONBOARD TOOK OFF FROM LANTANA AIRPORT (LNA). THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON A VFR FLIGHT TO KEY WEST. ADS-B DATA WAS REVIEWED TO SHOW THE LAST KNOW POSITION OVER WATER NORTH OF BIG PINE KEY IN THE FLORIDA KEYS. THE COAST GUARD HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO POSITIVELY LOCATE THE AIRCRAFT OR PERSONS HOWEVER, THEY DID FIND THE AIRPLANE TAIL SECTION, AND A PORTION OF THE WING. IT IS PRESUMED THAT THE TWO PERSONS ONBOARD PERISHED IN THE CRASH.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA22LA142Accident · 2 fatalClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportBig Pine Key, FLThe pilot’s inadequate preflight and in-flight weather planning and his improper decision to continue visual flight rules flight into an area of limited visibility in moderate precipitation, which resulted in a loss of airplane control due to spatial…Feb 27, 2022 · Destroyed