What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On April 11,2023 at 1132 EST, an experimental amateur-built RV-12 airplane, privacy data omitted, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near the greensboro executive airport (3A4), in Climax, north carolina. The left seat pilot had fatal injuries and the occupant in the right seat had serious injuries. Video surveillance shows the airplane doing a touch and go landing then returned to a full stop landing. The aircraft attempted a takeoff but aborted the takeoff and then taxied back to runway 35 and took off. The aircraft climbed initially,but then stopped climbing and made an abrupt left turn and began flying over us highway 421 southbound near the tree top level. The airplane made contact with an overpass and came to rest inverted on a hill next to the highway and caught fire after impact. The findings include 2 out of 4 spark plugs showed ground electrode tips fractured.
As the FAA filed it
ON APRIL 11,2023 AT 1132 EST, AN EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR-BUILT RV-12 AIRPLANE, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT NEAR THE GREENSBORO EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (3A4), IN CLIMAX, NORTH CAROLINA. THE LEFT SEAT PILOT HAD FATAL INJURIES AND THE OCCUPANT IN THE RIGHT SEAT HAD SERIOUS INJURIES. VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SHOWS THE AIRPLANE DOING A TOUCH AND GO LANDING THEN RETURNED TO A FULL STOP LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT ATTEMPTED A TAKEOFF BUT ABORTED THE TAKEOFF AND THEN TAXIED BACK TO RUNWAY 35 AND TOOK OFF. THE AIRCRAFT CLIMBED INITIALLY,BUT THEN STOPPED CLIMBING AND MADE AN ABRUPT LEFT TURN AND BEGAN FLYING OVER US HIGHWAY 421 SOUTHBOUND NEAR THE TREE TOP LEVEL. THE AIRPLANE MADE CONTACT WITH AN OVERPASS AND CAME TO REST INVERTED ON A HILL NEXT TO THE HIGHWAY AND CAUGHT FIRE AFTER IMPACT. THE FINDINGS INCLUDE 2 OUT OF 4 SPARK PLUGS SHOWED GROUND ELECTRODE TIPS FRACTURED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.