20240606007109A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Vans RV-12 · Auburn, WA · June 6, 2024

Date
June 6, 2024 · 12:00 local
Place
Auburn, WA
Airport
Auburn Municipal
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N412JN
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR24FA182
Reported as
Vans RV-12
Reported engine
ROTAX 912ULS series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Conducted accident investigation per roc initial notification

Initial reports states an airplane impacted the rooftop of a building located in Auburn, WA. Upon arrival, airplane was found to have penetrated the roof and impacted the ground in an inverted position. Pilot was fatality injured and removed from the accident scene by local fire department before the FAA approached the aircraft for accident investigation. NTSB will proceed with accident investigation from here.

As the FAA filed it

CONDUCTED ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION PER ROC INITIAL NOTIFICATION

INITIAL REPORTS STATES AN AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE ROOFTOP OF A BUILDING LOCATED IN AUBURN, WA. UPON ARRIVAL, AIRPLANE WAS FOUND TO HAVE PENETRATED THE ROOF AND IMPACTED THE GROUND IN AN INVERTED POSITION. PILOT WAS FATALITY INJURED AND REMOVED FROM THE ACCIDENT SCENE BY LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT BEFORE THE FAA APPROACHED THE AIRCRAFT FOR ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION. NTSB WILL PROCEED WITH ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION FROM HERE.

NTSB investigation

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