Reamer RV7A N675RV

Summary

On 25 December 2008 at about 20:00 local time, a Reamer RV7A registered N675RV, operated by Steven P Reamer, was involved in an accident near Wadesboro, North Carolina, United States. 2 people were on board and one died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

25 December 2008 at 20:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Wadesboro, North Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Anson County (AFP)

Coordinates

35.0292, -80.0831

Aircraft

Reamer RV7A

Registration

N675RV

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Steven P Reamer

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Greensboro → Gainesville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA09LA106

1 person died.

The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed while on approach for a precautionary landing, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

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Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane was in cruise flight at 8,000 feet when the engine began to run rough and the pilot noticed elevated cylinder head and oil temperatures. The pilot subsequently elected to divert to a nearby airport for a precautionary landing. The passenger, who was the pilot's wife, recalled that as the airplane approached the airport it was high and that the pilot performed "S-turns" to descend for landing. Her last memory prior to the accident was of the airplane in a steep left turn, close to the ground. The airplane impacted the ground about 1/4-mile from the approach end of the runway. Examination of the airplane did not reveal any preimpact failures; the airplane's current logbooks were not recovered. The most recent reported inspection was an annual inspection, which was performed about 19 months and 200 hours prior to the accident. Both the airframe and engine had accumulated approximately 630 total hours.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.