# Accident 20220821014889A: Jackson Dennis RV-8, Scio, OR, August 21, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 2022, 14:02 local time
- Place: Scio, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.6744° N, 122.7965° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6744&lon=-122.7965&mi=10
- Aircraft: N184DJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N184DJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Jackson Dennis RV-8 (registry code 056155K, https://openairdocs.org/model/jackson-dennis-rv-8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: JACKSON DENNIS RV-8
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR22FA312](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22FA312) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220821014889A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED PERFORMING AEROBATIC MANUEVERS NEAR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HOME.  AIRCRAFT HAD PERFORMED ROLLS AND LOOPS THEN DOVE TOWARDS GROUND AND IMPACTED TERRAIN.  AIRCRAFT IMPACTED FORWARD OF RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR.  PROPELLER APPEARED TO BE ROTATING WITH POWER AND DUG INTO GROUND.  AIRCRAFT ROLLED NOSE DOWN AND FLIPPED RIGHT AS IT SLID ON GROUND UPSIDE DOWN WITH RIGHT WING FOLDED UNDER COCKPIT.  PILOT WAS DECEASED WHEN HELP ARRIVED.  PASSENGER WAS EXTRACTED AND LIFEFLIGHTED AWAY BUT WAS LATER PRONOUNCED DECEASED.

## 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 WPR22FA312](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22FA312), Aug 21, 2022: Jackson Dennis RV-8 (N184DJ), Scio, OR, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to perform a low-altitude aerobatic maneuver and his improper execution of the maneuver, which resulted in impact with terrain.

## Other reports on N184DJ (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20101024049729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101024049729I), Oct 24, 2010: Jackson Den RV-8 (N184DJ), Salem, OR, Minor damage. Aircraft was cleared onto rwy 16 from the west side. As it entered the runway the wind lifted the tail causing the propeller to strike the surface. Damage was…

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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