Moore-van RV-3 N135RV

Summary

On 27 November 1986 at about 20:33 local time, a Moore-van RV-3 registered N135RV was involved in an accident near Carmel, California, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

27 November 1986 at 20:33

Classification

Accident

Location

Carmel, California, United States

Coordinates

36.5498, -121.9202

Aircraft

Moore-van RV-3

Registration

N135RV

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Carmel Valley → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX87DVM01

1 person died.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE EXPERIMENTAL HOMEBUILT ACFT WAS PERFORMING AEROBATICS CONSISTING OF LOOPS, ROLLS AND HIGH SPEED CLIMBS FROM PULL-OUTS. THE ACFT LIMITATIONS ALLOWED FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF AEROBATICS, WHICH INCLUDED THE MANEUVERS THE PLT WAS PERFORMING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. WITNESSES OBSERVED THE ACFT PULL UP INTO A HIGH SPEED CLIMB AT THE CONCLUSION OF A SERIES OF ROLLS. THE WINGS SEPARATED FROM THE ACFT AT THE TOP OF THE CLIMB. DURING THE INVESTIGATION, NO PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS OR MECHANICAL DEFECTS WERE IDENTIFIED. AS CALCULATED, THE ACFT WAS OVER MAX GROSS WEIGHT BY 7 LBS AND THE CENTER OF GRAVITY WAS AFT OF THE REAR LIMIT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.