Hoffman RV-4 N194BD
20 April 2013 · Bullhead City, Arizona, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 20 April 2013 at about 14:20 local time, a Hoffman RV-4 registered N194BD was involved in an accident near Bullhead City, Arizona, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bullhead City, Arizona, United States
- Nearest airport
- Bullhead City Airport (IFP)
- Coordinates
- 35.1617, -114.5589
- Aircraft
- Hoffman RV-4
- Registration
- N194BD
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Cottonwood → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- WPR13LA203
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
The wreckage was located on airport property in the early morning hours having crashed under unknown circumstances. There were no witnesses to the accident. The medical examiner determined that the pilot died as a result of a self-inflicted gunshot wound and the manner of death was determined to be suicide.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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