# NTSB Accident WPR17FA134
> **JORDAN JOHN RV7** · 2017-06-27 · Arlington, AZ, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR17FA134
- **Event ID:** 20170627X31135
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2017-06-27
- **Location:** Arlington, AZ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.229442, -112.900001
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** JORDAN JOHN
- **Model:** RV7
- **Registration:** N731RV
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** —
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The inflight overstress separation of the vertical stabilizer and rudder during flight which resulted in the pilot's inability to maintain airplane control. Contributing to the accident was an inflight collision with a bird.

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