- Date
- July 5, 1983, 20:20 local (Jul 6, 1983, 03:20 UTC)
- Place
- Marshall, WA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N444RVVans-Rupert RV-4
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830705028449A
- Case key
- 39622
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Analysis
The flt was to test a newly installed airspeed indicator. A passenger who went on the flt survived the accident and saidthe pilot had done an aileron roll from 4000 ft MSL (about 1700 ft AGL) and had buffeted and lost alt during recovery. After a high speed pass over the arpt the pilot climbed to about 3000 ft MSL did a 180 degree turn. He did another aileron roll and when the acft came out of it a buffet occurred and the acft hit the ground before recovery was completed. It could not be established that the pilot had any aerobatic training.
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.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N444RV
- Reported as
- Vans-Rupert RV-4
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 227
- Airframe hours
- 34
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2A, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Gary F. Rupert
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- AAIP · May 26, 1983 · 13 hours before
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 49
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 34 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.