Hardy RV-4 N891LH

Summary

On 23 April 1990 at about 16:00 local time, a Hardy RV-4 registered N891LH, operated by Leslie E. Hardy, was involved in an accident near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, United States. One person was 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.

Date

23 April 1990 at 16:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

First Flight (FFA)

Coordinates

36.0697, -75.7091

Aircraft

Hardy RV-4

Registration

N891LH

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Leslie E. Hardy

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Durham → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL90DMG02

Nobody was injured.

THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT.

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

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THIS WAS THE PILOT'S FIRST LANDING AT THIS AIRPORT. HE HAD JUST COMPLETED A CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT AND THE WIND WAS GUSTING TO 20 KNOTS. AS HE WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 20, THE WIND PICKED UP A WING, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO LEAVE THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE RIGHT WING DUG INTO THE SAND, THE AIRCRAFT TURNED 180 DEGREES, THE NOSE PITCHED DOWN AND THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.