ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 283454
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| Date: | Friday 16 September 2022 |
| Time: | c. 13:30 LT |
| Type: |  Vans RV-6A |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N646RV |
| MSN: | 20333 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2009 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Aztec, AZ -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | San Diego-Brown Field Municipal Airport, CA (SDM/KSDM) |
| Nogales International Airport, AZ (KOLS) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
On September 16, 2022, about 1330 mountain standard time (MST), a Vans RV-6A experimental airplane, N646RV, was destroyed when it crashed near Aztec, Arizona. The pilot and passenger were fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight
According to family members, the pilot and passenger were conducting a cross-country flight from San Diego, California, to Nogales, Arizona. Automatic Dependent Surveillance – Broadcast (ADS-B) data indicated the flight departed Brown Field Municipal Airport (SDM) at 1209. The flight flew easterly, parallel to Interstate 8 (I-8), and maintained an altitude of about 7,300 ft mean sea level (msl) and 125 knots until it neared Aztec, Arizona. At 1331:19 airspeed and altitude began decreasing. The pilot subsequently maneuvered away from I-8 for about one mile and then turned east and south-east before the ADS-B data ended in the vicinity of the accident location at 1334:28. The airplane impacted desert terrain about one mile north of I-8 and was destroyed by postimpact fire. There was no evidence the pilot declared an emergency or made any radio calls prior to the accident.
The wreckage was examined on site. Portions of the wood propeller remained attached to the crankshaft flange. The Fractured propeller blade remnants showed little rotational deformation. Impact marks were identified on the engine starter housing. The marks matched the starter ring teeth and showed little or no rotational movement.
The engine was retained for further examination.
Sources:
https://arizonadailyindependent.com/2022/09/17/yuma-county-sheriffs-office-investigating-deadly-plane-crash/
https://www.azfamily.com/2022/09/17/pilot-passenger-dead-after-firey-plane-crash-outside-yuma/
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N646RV
https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=646RV
http://www.kathrynsreport.com/2022/09/vans-rv-6a-n646rv-fatal-accident.html#comment-form
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=445882084190738&set=a.439934824785464
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 13 June 1999 | N81081 | Private | 0 | Jeannette, PA | |
sub |
| 11 April 2015 | N646RV | Private | 0 | LaFayette, Georgia | |
sub |
| Runway excursion | ||||||
Location
Media:
NTSB investigating the Sept. 16, crash of a Vans RV-6A aircraft near Sentinel, Arizona.
— NTSB Newsroom (@NTSB_Newsroom) September 17, 2022
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Sep-2022 02:27 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 17-Sep-2022 17:09 | gerard57 | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 18-Sep-2022 08:39 | gerard57 | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Sep-2022 19:31 | oldnavy | Updated [Registration, Cn, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code] |
| 21-Sep-2022 01:52 | johnwg | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Location, Source, Damage, Narrative, Category] |
| 29-Sep-2022 22:33 | Captain Adam | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 05-Oct-2022 01:41 | johnwg | Updated [Time, Source] |
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