# Accident 20241204018269A: Truitt James B VANS RV-8A, Fort Blackmore, VA, December 4, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 4, 2024, 14:51 local time
- Place: Fort Blackmore, VA
- Airport: Virginia Highlands
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7768° N, 82.5834° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7768&lon=-82.5834&mi=10
- Aircraft: N627TT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N627TT-2025-05-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Truitt James B VANS RV-8A (registry code 05615GS, https://openairdocs.org/model/truitt-james-b-vans-rv-8a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TRUITT JAMES B VANS RV-8A
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA25FA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25FA065) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241204018269A

## Narrative

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

ON DECEMBER 4, 2024, APPROX. 1451 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, AN EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR-BUILT VANS

RV-8A, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT NEAR FORT

BLACKMORE, VIRGINIA.

PRELIMINARY AUTOMATIC DEPENDENT SURVEILLANCE-BROADCAST (ADS-B) TRACK DATA REVEALED THAT THE

AIRPLANE DEPARTED VIRGINIA HIGHLANDS AIRPORT (VGI) FROM RUNWAY 24 AT 1426.

ACCIDENT SITE WAS A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS NOT ATTEMPTING TO LAND AND WAS EXECUTING A LOW-LEVEL FLY BY WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED.

THE COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED AS A

TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 BUSINESS FLIGHT.

## 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 ERA25FA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25FA065), Dec 4, 2024: Truitt James B Vans RV-8A (N627TT), Fort Blackmore, VA, substantial damage, 1 fatal, investigation ongoing

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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