1 fatal · Alexander VAN'S RV-8 · 1999-07-10 · LAFAYETTE, OR, USA
Event
NTSB number
SEA99FA113
Event ID
20001212X19358
Type
Accident
Date
1999-07-10
Location
LAFAYETTE, OR, USA
Coordinates
45.240711, -123.110275
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
1
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
Alexander
Model
VAN'S RV-8
Registration
N41VA
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
Fatigue of the number two connecting rod end resulting in a fracture at the rod end and release from the crankshaft, an ensuing in-flight fuel fed fire, followed by the pilot's abandoning the aircraft in flight. A contributing factor was pressure on the pilot induced by the conditions/events (in-flight fire entering the upper cockpit).