James B. Taplin RV-6 accident near Orland, CA
On August 27, 2009, a James B. Taplin RV-6 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Orland, CA. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- August 27, 2009
- Place
- Orland, CA
- Aircraft
- James B. Taplin RV-6 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 39.720°N, 122.146°W
- NTSB ID
- 20090827X63417
Official records · WPR09LA419
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On August 27, 2009, about 1011 Pacific daylight time, a Taplin RV-6 experimental, amateur-built airplane, N43521, was substantially damaged following a loss of control and impact with terrain at the Orland Haigh Airport (O37), Orland, California. The flight instructor (CFI), who occupied the right pilot seat, and the commercial pilot undergoing instruction, who was the owner of the airplane and occupied the left pilot seat, were killed. The local instructional flight was being conducted under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91, and no flight plan was filed. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The flight departed the Chico Municipal Airport (CIC), Chico, California, about 0950. According to an individual who was one of the flight instructor's students, the flight instructor told her just before the accident flight that she was going to conduct a biennial flight review with the accident pilot. Records revealed that the flight instructor had conducted two previous biennial flight reviews with the accident pilot, the first on April 19, 2004, and the second on February 17, 2007. One witness, who was located about 1,850 feet northeast of the accident site on an airport perimeter road, observed the airplane heading in a southeast direction at an altitude of about 350 feet. The witness reported, "The plane began to execute a right hand turn, and then rolled over so the top of the plane was facing east and the nose was pointing down. I then saw the nose barely try to pull up, and I waited for it to come up,
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering, which resulted in an aerodynamic 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.
