ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 265486
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| Date: | Thursday 15 July 2021 |
| Time: | 09:50 |
| Type: |  Van's RV-6A |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N468AC |
| MSN: | 60573 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2004 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1200 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360-A1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Riverside Municipal Airport (RAL/KRAL), Riverside, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Riverside Municipal Airport, CA (RAL/KRAL) |
| Riverside Municipal Airport, CA (RAL/KRAL) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On July 15, 2021, about 0850 Pacific daylight time, an experimental amateur built RV6A, N468AC, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Riverside Municipal Airport (RAL), Riverside, California. The flight instructor sustained a serious injury, and the pilot sustained a minor injury. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight.
The pilot of the experimental, amateur built airplane was undergoing an airplane checkout and flight review. The flight instructor directed the pilot to perform a power-on stall. During the maneuver, the airplane’s engine lost total power. The pilot immediately switched fuel tanks and was able to restart the engine and elected to return to the airport. The flight instructor assumed control of the airplane for the return flight. While the airplane was on short final, the engine lost total power again. The airplane subsequently impacted terrain short of the runway and came to rest inverted.
Postaccident examination of the airplane found a blue liquid, consistent with 100 low-lead fuel, draining from the lower cowling. Several gallons of fuel were drained from the fuel tanks. During the engine examination, the engine was started and ran uneventfully for several minutes at various power settings, including full power. Further examination of the engine revealed no evidence of any pre-existing mechanical malfunction or failure that would have precluded normal operation of the engine.
Probable Cause: A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined from available evidence.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.foxla.com/news/plane-crashes-onto-airport-property-in-riverside-2-injured
NTSB
https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=468AC
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N468AC/history/20210715/1633Z/KRAL/KRAL
https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/1/52376_1197962781.jpg (photo)
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Jul-2021 18:26 | Geno | Added |
| 15-Jul-2021 19:15 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Jul-2021 23:08 | Captain Adam | Updated [Narrative] |
| 15-Jul-2021 23:44 | RobertMB | Updated [Narrative] |
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