Bernhard Vans RV8 accident near Truckee, CA
On June 17, 2010, a Bernhard Vans RV8 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Truckee, CA. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- June 17, 2010
- Place
- Truckee, CA
- Aircraft
- Bernhard Vans RV8 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 39.312°N, 120.122°W
- NTSB ID
- 20100617X81429
Official records · WPR10LA297
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On June 17, 2010, about 1408 Pacific daylight time, an experimental Bernhard Vans RV8, N901X, impacted desert terrain at the Martis Creek Dam Recreation area, Truckee, California. The airline transport-rated pilot/owner and a pilot-rated passenger were both fatally injured. The airplane was substantially damaged. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local area flight that was returning to land at the Truckee Tahoe Airport (TRK) at the time of the accident. Law enforcement spoke to airport personnel in the tower at the time of the accident. One individual reported hearing the pilot transmit that they were on final to the airport at 1408, followed shortly thereafter by a second transmission from the pilot, reporting that they were on the base leg. A glider took off and reported to tower personnel that he could see airplane wreckage in an open field south of the airport. The individual that heard the radio transmissions was also a friend of one of the pilots. The pilot had told him that they were with a group of friends staying in Truckee for the week. The purpose of the accident flight was to do some sightseeing in the local area. According to a friend of both pilots, the front-seat pilot had been providing instruction to the rear-seated pilot/owner over the years, and the front-seat pilot had given the owner/pilot his last flight review. The evening prior to the accident, the front-seat pilot told him that the next morning’s flight was to provide the owner/pilot with some flight instruction. One witness at his residence watching airplanes take
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during a steep turn to final approach, which resulted in an inadvertent aerodynamic stall.
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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.
