Villarubia RV-6 accident near Decatur, NE
On January 23, 2006, a Villarubia RV-6 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Decatur, NE. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- January 23, 2006
- Place
- Decatur, NE
- Aircraft
- Villarubia RV-6 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 41.764°N, 96.178°W
- NTSB ID
- 20060126X00125
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On January 23, 2006, at an unknown time, an experimental amateur built Villarubia RV-6, N242EV, collided with the terrain in Decatur, Nebraska. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was substantially damaged. The Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions without a flight plan. The airplane departed from a road near the accident site at an undetermined time. There were no known witnesses to the accident. The pilot's wife reported that she last saw him between 1120 and 1130 on the day of the accident. The pilot had told her that he was going to fly and that this was probably going to be his last flight in the airplane as he was preparing to sell the airplane. The pilot kept the airplane in a building on his farm and routinely used a gravel road near the farm for taking off and landing. One of the pilot's neighbors reported that he saw the pilot around 1130 in the building where he kept the airplane. He stated they waved to each other, but did not speak. This same neighbor found the wreckage in the field and reported it to local authorities at 1534. PERSONNEL INFORMATION Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Records indicate the pilot held a commercial pilot certificate with airplane single-engine land, single-engine sea, multi-engine land, instrument, and helicopter ratings. The pilot's logbook that was provided by his family was marked as logbook number 2 and the beginning date was February 11, 1977. The last entry in the logbook was dated June 28, 2005. According to the logbook, the
Probable cause
An inflight collision with the terrain for undetermined reasons.
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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.
