Ingraham RV-6 accident near Carlsbad, NM
On February 28, 2007, an Ingraham RV-6 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Carlsbad, NM. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- February 28, 2007
- Place
- Carlsbad, NM
- Aircraft
- Ingraham RV-6 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 32.006°N, 104.917°W
- NTSB ID
- 20070510X00546
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On February 28, 2007, sometime after 1623 Mountain Standard Time, a single-engine, Ingraham RV-6, experimental airplane, N320TX, collided with terrain near the Guadalupe Mountains National Park. The pilot, sole occupant received fatal injuries and the aircraft was destroyed. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a flight plan was not filed for the 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal cross-country flight. Reportedly, a buyer had recently purchased the airplane and the pilot was ferrying the airplane from California to the new owner’s residence in Virginia, when the airplane was reported as overdue/missing. An Alert Notice (ALNOT) was issued for the missing airplane and the Civil Air Patrol was notified. Despite aerial and ground searches, the airplane and pilot was not originally located. A review of radar information showed the last radar hit of the airplane at 2323 GMT, at an altitude of 7,400 feet and at the coordinates of 32 00.39 N, 104 55.04 W. An additional search by the New Mexico State Police, the first week of July, 2007, located the missing airplane near the Texas, New Mexico border in a remote area about 40 miles southwest of Carlsbad, New Mexico. PERSONNEL The pilot held an airline transport pilot certificate for airplane multi-engine land. Additionally, he held a commercial pilot certificate for airplane, single-engine (land and sea); helicopter and glider. He also held instructor certificates for airplane (single and multi-engine); glider and instrument – airplane. His second class Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) me
Probable cause
The pilot's loss of control 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.
