Oliver VANS RV-9A accident near May, ID
On June 19, 2010, an Oliver VANS RV-9A (airplane) was involved in an accident near May, ID. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- June 19, 2010
- Place
- May, ID
- Aircraft
- Oliver VANS RV-9A · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 44.610°N, 113.895°W
- NTSB ID
- 20100619X92228
Official records · WPR10LA299
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
On June 19, 2010, at 1103 mountain daylight time, an experimental Oliver RV-9A, N559B, impacted the terrain about one-quarter mile south of May Airport, May, Idaho. The pilot, who was the sole occupant, received fatal injuries, and the airplane, which was owned and operated by the pilot, sustained substantial damage. The 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight, which departed Challis, Idaho, about 15 minutes prior to the accident, was being operated in visual meteorological conditions. No flight plan had been filed. The pilot of the RV-9A and the pilot of another airplane were returning from a back country aerial camping trip. Both pilots had landed at McCall, Idaho, on June 18, and then flown into Johnson Creek Airstrip, where they spent the night. On the morning of June 19, they flew from Johnson Creek to Challis, Idaho, where they were on the ground for about 50 minutes. Both pilots then took off from Challis, and climbed over the hills between Challis and May. The other pilot landed first, and then interacted with the pilot of the RV-9A via VHF radio concerning the roughness of the May Airport dirt/turf landing surface. According to the pilot who was already on the ground, as he talked to the RV-9A pilot via the VHF radio, he and another person who was with him watched the pilot maneuver over the airfield as he visually evaluated the roughness of the surface prior to deciding whether to land there or not. Eventually the pilot rolled wings level about 200 feet above ground level (AGL) and proceeded along the south side of the airfield for a short period of
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during maneuvering flight due to spatial disorientation. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's ingestion of an impairing level of over-the-counter medication.
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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.
