ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 45827
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| Date: | Saturday 7 July 2001 |
| Time: | 14:12 |
| Type: |  Van's RV-6A |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N246RV |
| MSN: | 20910 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2773 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360-A4A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Jackpot, NV -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Hillsboro, OR (7S3) |
| Jackpot, NV (06U) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The private pilot lost control of the experimental amateur-built airplane while maneuvering near the destination airport and it descended to ground impact. The accident airplane was one of a group of four aircraft traveling together to attend a fly-in. According to the other pilots, the accident airplane completed a low pass near the destination airport. The airplane pitched nose up, gained altitude, then pitched nose down, followed by a rapid descent until impacting terrain in a near vertical attitude. A post-accident examination of the airplane and engine revealed no anomalies that would have prevented their normal operation.
Probable Cause: the private pilot's failure to maintain airspeed while maneuvering, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and impact with terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20010711X01365&key=1
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Oct-2008 00:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 04-Jul-2016 04:15 | junior sjc | Updated [Operator] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:24 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 31-Jan-2017 09:11 | junior sjc | Updated [Narrative] |
| 16-Jun-2017 06:00 | rwh | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Dec-2017 11:49 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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