Plane Crash List

Lee Oscar D Iii RV7 N282DL

28 July 2012 · Columbus, Indiana, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 28 July 2012 at about 17:00 local time, a Lee Oscar D Iii RV7 registered N282DL, operated by LEE Oscar D III, was involved in an accident near Columbus, Indiana, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 17:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States
Nearest airport
Columbus Municipal Airport (BAK)
Coordinates
39.2617, -85.8961
Aircraft
Lee Oscar D Iii RV7
Registration
N282DL
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
LEE Oscar D III
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Columbus → Mocksville
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
CEN12LA494

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

Probable cause

The failure of the right main landing gear attach bolt for undetermined reasons because the bolt was not received for examination.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

About midpoint in the takeoff roll, the airplane veered sharply to the left before exiting the runway and coming to rest upright. Postaccident examination of the airplane revealed that the right main landing gear attach bolt had sheared and failed. The failed bolt was lost during shipment to the NTSB’s materials laboratory; consequently, the reason for the bolt failure could not be determined.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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