Mayo RV-6A accident near Cottonwood, AZ
On June 23, 2009, a Mayo RV-6A (airplane) was involved in an accident near Cottonwood, AZ. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- June 23, 2009
- Place
- Cottonwood, AZ
- Aircraft
- Mayo RV-6A · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 34.730°N, 112.035°W
- NTSB ID
- 20090623X44616
Official records · WPR09LA308
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY On June 23, 2009, about 0830 mountain standard time, an experimental Mayo RV-6A, N413RV, impacted the ground after takeoff about 1/2 mile north of the Cottonwood Airport (P52), Cottonwood, Arizona. The pilot/owner operated the airplane under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a local area flight. The pilot/owner and a certified flight instructor (CFI) were fatally injured. The airplane sustained substantial damage. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the instructional flight, and no flight plan had been filed. Witnesses located at the airport reported that the takeoff was normal, but on climb out the engine began to sputter. The airplane appeared to "dip" and then recovered followed by a high pitch revving sound emanating from the engine. Witnesses then saw the airplane rocking back-and-forth and then the left wing "dropped," the airplane "stalled," and entered into a nose dive before impacting the ground. PERSONNEL INFORMATION Pilot/Owner A review of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) airman records revealed that the 64-year-old pilot/owner held a private pilot certificate with a rating for airplane single engine land. He held a third-class medical certificate issued on July 16, 2007, and it had the restriction that he must wear corrective lenses for near and distant vision. The NTSB investigator-in-charge (IIC) reviewed excerpts of the pilot's personal logbook. The pilot had an estimated total flight time of 284 hours. The last recorded flight was June 20, 2009, in the accident airplane for a total of 1.8 flight hours. He com
Probable cause
The partial loss of engine power for undetermined reasons, and the pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin.
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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.
