Van's RV8 N7736T
15 February 2020 · Columbus, Mississippi, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 15 February 2020 at about 13:00 local time, a Van's RV8 registered N7736T was involved in an accident near Columbus, Mississippi, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 13:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Columbus, Mississippi, United States
- Nearest airport
- Columbus-Lowndes County (UBS)
- Coordinates
- 33.4644, -88.3825
- Aircraft
- Van's RV8
- Registration
- N7736T
- Category
- Airplane
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Columbus → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN20CA087
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The inadvertent engine start of the unoccupied airplane, which resulted in it moving forward and impacting a hangar and an electrical box.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that he conducted the preflight and that, during the start sequence, the engine's starter would not engage. He turned off the switches, set the parking brake, and exited the cockpit. He rotated the engine by turning the propeller slowly by hand so that the starter would engage. The engine started unexpectedly, and the airplane moved forward. The airplane impacted a hangar and an electrical transformer box, and a postimpact fire ensured, which consumed the airplane and prevented examination of the cockpit, brakes, or electrical system.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Van's RV8 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Mar 2020 | Van's RV8 | Harrison, Ohio, United States | Caye Palmas Transport Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 21 May 2020 | Van's RV8 | Hampton, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jun 2020 | Van's RV8 | Sulfer, Louisiana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Jun 2020 | Van's RV8 | Mandan, North Dakota, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Jun 2020 | Van's RV8 | Hampton, Georgia, United States | Rieder Kenneth J | Serious injuries | - |
| 29 Jun 2019 | Van's RV8 | Joplin, Missouri, United States | Joplin Flyers Flying Club | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Aug 2020 | Air Tractor AT602 | Inverness, Mississippi, United States | Gary Flying Service | No injuries | - |
| 17 Oct 2020 | Cessna 172 | Columbus, Mississippi, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Feb 2020 | Kitfox 57 SUPER SPORT | Kosciusko, Mississippi, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 2020 | Cessna 182 | Baxterville, Mississippi, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 2020 | Cessna 182J | Olive Branch, Mississippi, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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