Holloway RV6A accident near North Bend, OR
On December 3, 2006, a Holloway RV6A (airplane) was involved in an accident near North Bend, OR. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- December 3, 2006
- Place
- North Bend, OR
- Aircraft
- Holloway RV6A · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 43.478°N, 124.270°W
- NTSB ID
- 20061212X01776
NTSB summary
On December 2, 2006, about 1600 Pacific standard time, a Holloway RV6A amateur-built experimental airplane, N914C, collided with ocean water about 500 yards off Horsefall Beach, located about 2 miles northwest of North Bend, Oregon. The airplane sank and is presumed destroyed, and the two occupants, a private pilot and a passenger, were fatally injured. The airplane was registered to the passenger and operated by the pilot. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the local personal flight conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. The airplane departed from Southwest Oregon Regional Airport in North Bend at an unknown time. According to information provided by the Coos County Sheriff's Office, witnesses reported that they saw a small airplane traveling at a high rate of speed flying parallel to Horsefall Beach in a northerly direction. A few moments later, they saw the same airplane fly southbound in a similar fashion and nose into the ocean about 500 yards off of the beach. Sheriff's Office personnel reported that the weather conditions at the time were clear and sunny with a temperature near 55 degrees F. A search of the area using boats and a helicopter revealed an oil slick and several small pieces of floating debris. The passenger's body was recovered on December 7, 2006, approximately 4 miles south of the accident site. The pilot's body was recovered on December 16, 2006, approximately 40 miles north of the accident site, near Florence, Oregon. Small pieces of wreckage washed ashore; however, the majority of the airplane was not recovered. Dur
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the water while performing low altitude maneuvering flight resulting in an in flight collision with the water.
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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.
