Mid-air collision Accident Van's RV-6 N194JP,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 38313
 
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Date:Saturday 29 June 1996
Time:14:50 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic RV6 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Van's RV-6
Owner/operator:David R. Prevatt
Registration: N194JP
MSN: 34107
Total airframe hrs:2893 hours
Engine model:Lycoming%20IO-540-G4B5
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Minor
Category:Accident
Location:Boulder, CO -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Private
Departure airport:(1V5)
Destination airport:
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:


Probable Cause: Poor judgment by the pilot of the RV-6, N194JP, in that he traversed an uncontrolled airport at traffic pattern altitude, failure of the pilots of both airplanes to see and avoid each other, and an inadvertent airplane stall encountered by the pilot of the RV-6 while maneuvering for an emergency landing.

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: FTW96FA279
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 7 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB FTW96FA279

Location

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
24-Oct-2008 10:30 ASN archive Added
27-Jun-2016 07:16 junior sjc Updated [Operator]
21-Dec-2016 19:23 ASN Update Bot Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency]
23-Jan-2017 06:28 junior sjc Updated [Total occupants, Narrative]
09-Apr-2024 06:00 ASN Update Bot Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Category, Accident report]

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