# Accident 20240606007109A: Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12, Auburn, WA, June 6, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 2024, 12:00 local time
- Place: Auburn, WA
- Airport: Auburn Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.3115° N, 122.2340° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3115&lon=-122.2340&mi=10
- Aircraft: N412JN, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N412JN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Vans RV-12 (registry code 0690009, https://openairdocs.org/model/vans-rv-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: VANS AIRCRAFT INC RV-12
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR24FA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24FA182) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240606007109A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR24FA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24FA182), Jun 6, 2024: Vans RV-12 (N412JN), Auburn, WA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper installation of the control stick pushrod assemblies, which resulted in separation of the left pushrod and a total loss of roll control during flight. Contributing to the…

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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