Reviere Vans RV6A accident near Tampa, FL
On August 18, 2002, a Reviere Vans RV6A (airplane) was involved in an accident near Tampa, FL. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- August 18, 2002
- Place
- Tampa, FL
- Aircraft
- Reviere Vans RV6A · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 27.916°N, 82.449°W
- NTSB ID
- 20020821X01443
Official records · MIA02LA153
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
On August 18, 2002, about 0936 eastern daylight time, a homebuilt Reviere Vans RV6A, N747ES, registered to, and operated by an individual, impacted with a concrete wall of a dry dock at the Port of Tampa, Tampa, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and no flight plan was filed. The local personal flight was conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. The airplane was destroyed. The private-rated pilot in command and commercial-rated second pilot were fatally injured. There were no injuries to anyone on the ground. The flight had originated from the Peter O'Knight Airport, Tampa, Florida, at 0925. According to witnesses at the airport, the flight departed on runway 17, and about 1 mile from the airport, the flight turned 180 degrees, and headed downwind back to the airport in line with runway 35. The witnesses thought the flight appeared to be landing; however, the airplane stayed about 25 to 50 feet above the runway, they heard power being applied, the airplane started a steep climb. Initially, the aircraft started to go into a left turn, but then turned right, over the water. The flight was then observed going into a steep spiral descent and crashing. There was no smoke observed coming from the airplane prior to the crash. According to the FAA inspector's statement, the pilot topped off both of N747ES's fuel tanks with 33.3 gallons of 1OO low lead (LL) fuel, the morning of August 18, 2002, at Plant City, Florida. The weight of the aircraft during the accident flight sequence could not be positively determined. The available aircraft records showed the gross
Probable cause
the failure of the pilot to maintain airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin, while maneuvering, and subsequent impact with a concrete wall. A factor in this accident was the impairment of the pilot in command due to the use of prescription drugs.
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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.
