# NTSB CEN14WA452: Nasdalla Vans RV-7, Modrava, Czechia, August 23, 2014

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: August 23, 2014
- Place: Modrava, Czechia
- Coordinates: 48.972221, 13.633055 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.9722&lon=13.6331&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Unknown: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- Parties: Air Accidents Investigation Institute - AAII
- NTSB case key (mKey): 89945
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN14WA452
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/89945/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14WA452

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Unknown: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,703 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On August 23, 2014, an experimental amateur-built Nasdalla model Vans RV-7 airplane, Norwegian registration LN-DSF, serial number 71683, sustained substantial damage when it collided with wooded terrain within Šumava National Park, near Modrava, Czech Republic. The pilot, the sole occupant, was fatally injured. The flight departed Furstenzell Bei Pa Airport (EDMF), near Furstenzell, Germany, and was en route to Welzow Airport (EDCY), near Welzow, Germany.The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Czech Republic government. Further information may be obtained from: Air Accidents Investigation Institute (AAII) Beranových 130 Prague, Czech Republic 19900 Phone: +420 266199231 Fax: +420 266199234 E-mail: info@uzpln.cz Webpage: http://www.uzpln.cz/en/ This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the Air Accidents Investigation Institute (AAII) of the Czech Republic.

## Aircraft

- Registration: LN-DSF (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: NASDALLA VANS RV-7
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number: 71683
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: Unknown
- Flight: Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Airworthiness certificate: Unknown
- Departed: EDMF, Furstenzell
- Destination: EDCY, Welzow
- Flight plan: Unknown

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; injuries: fatal

## Weather



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.

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