# Accident 20220227002989A: Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS, Key West, FL, February 27, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 27, 2022, 14:00 local time
- Place: Key West, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 24.9215° N, 81.5805° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=24.9215&lon=-81.5805&mi=10
- Aircraft: N123RR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N123RR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Vans RV-12IS (registry code 069002L, https://openairdocs.org/model/vans-rv-12is) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912 IS series (registry code 55593, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912-is-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: VANS AIRCRAFT INC RV-12IS
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912 IS
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA142) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220227002989A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA22LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA142), Feb 27, 2022: Vans RV-12IS (N123RR), Big Pine Key, FL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The 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…

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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