Burgess RV-6 accident near Edgewater, MD
On November 21, 1998, a Burgess RV-6 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Edgewater, MD. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- November 21, 1998
- Place
- Edgewater, MD
- Aircraft
- Burgess RV-6 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 38.901°N, 76.541°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001211X11435
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On November 21, 1998, at 1743 eastern standard time, a homebuilt RV-6, N956DB, was destroyed when it impacted in Beard's Creek near Lee Airport in Annapolis, Maryland. The certificated private pilot was fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a flight plan was not filed. The personal flight was conducted under 14 CFR Part 91, and originated at Lantana Airport, West Palm Beach, Florida, at 0930. The intended destination was Annapolis, Maryland. According to a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Inspector, the pilot obtained a weather briefing from the Miami Flight Service Station for a flight to Maryland. His route of flight according to a route detail found in the wreckage, included fuel stops in Brunswick, Georgia, and Elizabethtown, North Carolina. His final destination was Annapolis, Maryland. According to fuel records obtained from Glynco Jetport Airport, Georgia, the pilot purchased 21.7 gallons of fuel. There were no other records of any additional fuel stops. There were several witnesses who heard an airplane over fly their homes at a low altitude, but they did not see the airplane. One of the witnesses reported that it was dark, and she heard an airplane engine sputtering, and a "loud crackling sound" in what she stated sounded like an airplane hitting trees. Another witness said he saw an airplane flying just above the trees near to the airport. He felt that the airplane was "extremely low." He continued to look towards the airport to see if the airplane had touched down, but it disappeared from his view. One of the resid
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain adequate altitude/clearance from the trees. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's unfamiliarity with the geographic location and dark night conditions.
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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.
