Eugene N Rausch RV-4 N319ER
23 June 1990 · Erie, North Dakota, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 23 June 1990 at about 22:15 local time, a Eugene N Rausch RV-4 registered N319ER, operated by Eugene N. Rausch, was involved in an accident near Erie, North Dakota, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 22:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Erie, North Dakota, United States
- Nearest airport
- Schroder (38ND)
- Coordinates
- 47.1097, -97.3808
- Aircraft
- Eugene N Rausch RV-4
- Registration
- N319ER
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Eugene N. Rausch
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Casselton
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN90DTG02
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
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
FOLLOWING TAKEOFF IN HIS EXPERIMENTAL, HOMEBUILT AIRCRAFT, THE PILOT ENTERED A STEEP TURN. WITNESS AND IMPACT INFORMATION INDICATES THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 80 DEGREES FOLLOWED BY A DECREASING NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE JUST PRIOR TO GROUND IMPACT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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