Stribling RV4 N70AC
31 July 2013 · San Manuel, Arizona, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 31 July 2013 at about 19:00 local time, a Stribling RV4 registered N70AC was involved in an accident near San Manuel, Arizona, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. 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 19:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- San Manuel, Arizona, United States
- Nearest airport
- San Manuel (E77)
- Coordinates
- 32.6364, -110.6472
- Aircraft
- Stribling RV4
- Registration
- N70AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 2000
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- San Manuel → George West
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- WPR13LA351
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot’s loss of directional control during takeoff with a tailwind, which resulted in a runway excursion.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that, during the takeoff with a tailwind and just before reaching rotation speed, the tailwheel-equipped airplane suddenly veered left and exited the runway surface. Despite the pilot's corrective inputs, the left wing impacted terrain, and the airplane nosed over in a ravine adjacent to the runway. Postaccident examination of the airplane did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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