Prevatt RV-6 accident near Boulder, CO
On June 29, 1996, a Prevatt RV-6 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Boulder, CO. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- June 29, 1996
- Place
- Boulder, CO
- Aircraft
- Prevatt RV-6 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 40.020°N, 105.251°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001208X05959
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On June 29, 1996, approximately 1450 mountain daylight time, N194JP, a Prevatt RV-6, collided in midair with N103LM, a Burkhart Grob G103C Twin III Acro, in the traffic pattern at Boulder, Colorado, Municipal Airport. N194JP was destroyed and N103LM sustained minor damage. The private pilot and student pilot rated-passenger aboard N194JP were fatally injured. The private pilot and passenger aboard N103LM were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and neither pilot had filed a flight plan. Both personal flights were being conducted under Title 14 CFR Part 91. The flight of N194JP originated at Longmont, Colorado, on June 29, 1996, approximately 1440. The flight of N103LM originated at Boulder, CO, on June 29, 1996, approximately 1400. According to the pilot of N103LM, his passenger was feeling airsick and wanted to return to the airport. The pilot approached the Boulder Municipal Airport (an uncontrolled airport) from the south at 6,100 feet msl (mean sea level) or 812 feet agl (above ground level), which is the traffic pattern altitude. He observed a two-airplane formation pass his right wing, going in the opposite direction at the same altitude. He wondered why they had crossed the airport at traffic pattern altitude. His front seat passenger then yelled there was an approaching airplane directly in front. The pilot made a steep left bank and deployed his dive brakes in an evasive maneuver. According to witnesses, N103LM's right wing tip struck N194JP's propeller, right main wheel, and lower cowling. N103LM continued the left bank and l
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.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
