The Airplane Flew Over The Top Of A Mountain And Was “Smoking” Prior To Ground Impact
On May 24, 2021, about 1330 central daylight time, an experimental, amateur-built, Rans RV-8, N284RM, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Van Cleve, Kentucky. The private pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The flight originated from Green Cove springs, Florida (7FL4), with a fuel stop at Pickens County Airport (LQK), Pickens, South Carolina. According to air traffic control) data provided by the Federal Aviation Administration, after departure from LQK, the airplane made a climbing left turn and a series of turns gradually climbing en route until re
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