# Accident 20240511008969A: Mount William L VANS RV-9A, Linn Grove, IA, May 11, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 2024, 11:55 local time
- Place: Linn Grove, IA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8615° N, 95.2464° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8615&lon=-95.2464&mi=10
- Aircraft: N932JT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N932JT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mount William L VANS RV-9A (registry code 05627XP, https://openairdocs.org/model/mount-william-l-vans-rv-9a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-235-L2C (registry code 42035, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-235-l2c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOUNT WILLIAM L VANS RV-9A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-235-L2C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN24LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA183) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240511008969A

## Narrative

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

ACCIDENT INVOLVED THE PIC AND ONE PASSENGER IN AN RV-9A AIRCRAFT.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON A WESTERLY HEADING FOR APPROACH TO FINAL TO A GRASS STRIP RUNWAY.  THE AIRCRAFT'S APPROACH PATH BECAME LOW AND THE AIRCRAFT'S MAIN GEAR CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE TOP OF A FIELD TERRACE, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT NOSE OVER AND COME INTO CONTACT WITH THE GROUND.  THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST INVERTED BELOW THE FIELD TERRACE.

## 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 CEN24LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA183), May 11, 2024: Vans RV9 (N932JT), Linn Grove, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s mismanagement of the airplane’s approach resulting in a collision with terrain.

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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