# Accident 20220725013139A: Holland Mike RV9A, Tryon, NE, July 25, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 2022, 08:39 local time
- Place: Tryon, NE
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6686° N, 100.7952° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6686&lon=-100.7952&mi=10
- Aircraft: N192MH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N192MH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Holland Mike RV9A (registry code 05619TD, https://openairdocs.org/model/holland-mike-rv9a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HOLLAND MIKE RV9A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR22FA266](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22FA266) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220725013139A

## Narrative

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

ON 07/22/2022, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, AN RV9A, DEPARTED GREELEY-WELD COUNTY AIRPORT COLORADO (GXY) VFR FOR CHEROKEE COUNTY REGIONAL AIRPORT IA (CKP) AT APPROXIMATELY 0630 MDT. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED AND THE PILOT HAD REQUESTED VFR FLIGHT FOLLOWING.

ACCORDING TO INFORMATION ON THE AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT/INCIDENT PRELIMINARY NOTICE FROM DENVER ARTCC, AT APPROXIMATELY 0830 CDT, THE PILOT REPORTED HE HAD ENCOUNTERED IMC CONDITIONS, AND ATTEMPTED TO CLIMB TO VFR CONDITIONS ABOVE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SEEN ON RADAR DESCENDING AND THEN RADAR AND COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOST.

IT APPEARS THAT DURING THE MANEUVERS ABOVE, NORTHEAST OF TRYON NE, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN AN IN-FLIGHT BREAK-UP. UPON ACCESSING THE SITE, THE DEBRIS FIELD WAS APPROXIMATELY 1 ½ MILES LONG. THE FIRST PIECES LOCATED WERE FROM THE EMPENNAGE. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST INVERTED IN A FIELD NEAR A HOME. BOTH OCCUPANTS WERE FOUND UNDER THE WRECKAGE DECEASED. THERE WAS EVIDENCE OF A SMALL FIRE UNDER THE AIRCRAFT.

THE RIGHT WING WAS STILL SOMEWHAT ATTACHED TO THE FUSELAGE, THE LEFT WING HAD SEPARATED IN PIECES ALONG THE DEBRIS FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED.

## 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 WPR22FA266](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22FA266), Jul 25, 2022: Holland Mike RV9A (N192MH), Tryon, NE, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The non-instrument-rated pilot’s decision to continue visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in spatial disorientation, a loss of control, exceedance of the…

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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