- Date
- September 2, 1982, 18:00 local (23:00 UTC)
- Place
- Independence, MO
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N21CVVilline'S Breezy RLV-1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 2, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820902046799A
- Case key
- 71144
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Airframe/component/system failure/malfunction
Exhaust system,stack - failure,partialCause
Exhaust system,stack - separationCause
Propeller system/accessories,blade - foreign object damageCause
Propeller system/accessories,blade - separationCause
Nose over
Terrain condition - high vegetationFactor
Unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - selectedCause
Precautionary landing - performedFactor
Analysis
Pilot made a precautionary landing when aircraft developed a vibration. What pilot thought was a bean field was 5 feet high milo, and aircraft flipped inverted. Vibration was caused by piece of separated exhaust system hitting and breaking off part of the wooden propeller.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N21CV
- Reported as
- Villine'S Breezy RLV-1 (BREEZY RLV)
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 515
- Airframe hours
- 98
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235, 115 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Robert Williams
- Registered owner
- Robert Williams
- Departed
- Independence, MO
- Destination
- Independence, MO
- Airport
- Independence Memorial
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 42
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 1,246 total · 2 in this make and model · 1,177 as pilot in command · 30 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Temperature
- 176 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.