- Date
- September 4, 2010, 16:00 local (16:00 UTC)
- Place
- Ryde, United Kingdom
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 2 serious
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- G-JASTMooney M20JG-MARXVans RV4
- Defining events
- Maneuvering: Midair collisionManeuvering: Midair collision
- NTSB office
- Central Region
- Lead agency
- Other
- Parties
- Air Accidents Investigation Branch
- Case key
- 77275
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Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.
Mooney M20J
Vans RV4
Factual narrative
On September 4, 2010, approximately 1600 Universal Coordinated Time (UTC), a Mooney M20J single-engine airplane, G-JAST, and a Vans RV-4 single-engine airplane, G-MARX, collided in midair while maneuvering near Ryde, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom. G-JAST was destroyed and G-MARX sustained substantial damage. The two occupants of G-JAST were fatally injured and the two occupants of G-MARX sustained serious injuries. The two local flights departed Bembridge, United Kingdom, at an unknown time. The accident is being investigated by the Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB), United Kingdom.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- G-JAST
- Reported as
- Mooney M20J
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 24-1010
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-A3B6D, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator
- Unknown
- Registered owner
- Unknown
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- Bembridge
- Destination
- Bembridge
- Flight plan
- Unknown
- Registration
- G-MARX
- Reported as
- Vans RV4 (UNDESIGNAT)
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 2394-1211
- Engine
- Unknown, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator
- Marx Brothers Flying Group
- Registered owner
- Marx Brothers Flying Group
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Departed
- Bembridge
- Destination
- Bembridge
- Flight plan
- Unknown
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft 1
Docket · 1
The files NTSB released with the investigation on December 20, 2010, on NTSB’s docket system: statements, records, photos and specialists’ reports. 31 KB in all.