Van's RV-12 N813JC
24 May 2025 · Abingdon, Virginia, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 24 May 2025 at about 21:13 local time, a Van's RV-12 registered N813JC was involved in an accident near Abingdon, Virginia, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. 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 21:13
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Abingdon, Virginia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Virginia Highlands (VJI)
- Coordinates
- 36.7200, -81.9800
- Aircraft
- Van's RV-12
- Registration
- N813JC
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 2011
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Farmville → Abingdon
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ERA25LA210
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot’s inadequate preflight planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that he did not visually verify the quantity of fuel in the airplane’s fuel tanks prior to departing on the accident flight. While enroute he climbed to 10,000 ft. mean sea level where he encountered a headwind that was greater than he had anticipated. As the pilot approached the intended destination, the engine lost power completely, so the pilot performed a forced landing to a field. During the off-airport landing, the airplane nosed over and came to rest inverted resulting in substantial damage to the left wing, vertical stabilizer, and rudder. Postaccident examination of the airplane found that the airplane’s fuel tank, gascolator, and carburetors were absent of fuel. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures of the airplane that would have precluded normal operation and that the accident could have been prevented by refueling before takeoff.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Mar 2025 | Van's RV-12 | Chesterfield, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Sep 2024 | Van's RV-12 | Paris, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jun 2024 | Van's RV-12 | Auburn, Washington, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 26 Oct 2023 | Van's RV-12 | Novato, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Sep 2023 | Van's RV-12 | Crystal, Minnesota, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 Oct 2022 | Van's RV-12 | Chandler, Texas, United States | Blackwell Jimmie A | Fatal | 1 |
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