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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Lewis/Urmston RV 4 200 · Cedar Key, FL · April 7, 2023

Date
April 7, 2023 · 17:53 local
Place
Cedar Key, FL
Airport
Cedar Key
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N8DU
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA23LA187
Reported as
Lewis/Urmston RV 4 200
Reported engine
Lycoming I0360 SER A1B6
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
2
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
502 total188 in this make and model16 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft during landing porpoised on runway and struck trees.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT DURING LANDING PORPOISED ON RUNWAY AND STRUCK TREES.

NTSB investigation

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

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