Campbell John S RV-7A N923ZA

Summary

On 10 March 2025 at about 17:40 local time, a Campbell John S RV-7A registered N923ZA was involved in an accident near Plainview, Texas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause has been published yet; this accident is still under investigation.

Date

10 March 2025 at 17:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Plainview, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Hale County (PVW)

Coordinates

34.1645, -101.7307

Aircraft

Campbell John S RV-7A

Registration

N923ZA

Category

Airplane

Year built

2010

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Plainview → Cookson

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN25LA117

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. The investigation is still open; a final report usually follows one to two years after the accident.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On March 10, 2025, about 1240 central daylight time, an experimental RV-7A airplane, N923ZA, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Plainview, Texas. The pilot was not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal cross-country flight. The pilot reported that the accident flight was the second leg of the flight. The first leg of the flight was about 2 hours and 15 minutes and was uneventful. After landing, the airplane was refueled, and he was in the process of departing for the destination airport. He reported that the takeoff was “smooth” until he reached 800 ft above ground level (agl), when the airplane shuddered and shook violently. He reduced the throttle, which reduced the shaking, then completed a forced landing in a field. After landing, the pilot noticed that one of the three propeller blades had separated from the hub and was found nearby in the field. A review of the maintenance logbooks revealed that the propeller was installed on December 19, 2023, and had accumulated about 25 hours of time in service. During the last two condition inspections, the propeller had been inspected and was determined to be in airworthy condition. The airplane was retained for further examination.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.