Eckenrode Carl J VANS RV-6 accident near Taylorsville, GA
On November 1, 2011, an Eckenrode Carl J VANS RV-6 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Taylorsville, GA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- November 1, 2011
- Place
- Taylorsville, GA
- Aircraft
- Eckenrode Carl J VANS RV-6 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 34.097°N, 84.925°W
- NTSB ID
- 20111101X93229
Official records · ERA12FA057
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- FAA Air Traffic Control Summaries: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- FAA Air Traffic Control Partial Transcript: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- Weather Briefing Summary and Transcript: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On November 1, 2011, about 1642 eastern daylight time, an experimental amateur-built Vans RV-6, N262MA, operated by a private individual, was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain in Taylorsville, Georgia. The certificated private pilot was fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan had been filed for the flight that departed Mount Sterling-Montgomery County Airport (IOB), Mount Sterling, Kentucky, about 1500, destined for Weedon Field Airport (EUF), Eufaula, Alabama. The personal flight was conducted under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. According to the pilot's son, the airplane was based at Hendricks Field (NK16), Gouverneur, New York during the summer, and the pilot was in the process of flying the airplane from NK16 to EUF, where it would be based for the winter. The pilot also maintained a residence in the Eufaula area. According to information obtained from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the flight was receiving visual flight rules flight advisories and was at an altitude of 6,500 feet msl, when pilot contacted the Atlanta Approach Control Satellite-F sector at 1633. The pilot was provided an altimeter setting and instructed to remain clear of the Atlanta Class B airspace, which he acknowledged. There were no further communications from the pilot. Radar data showed that the airplane continued to track to the southwest; however, it gradually climbed to an altitude of approximately 7,100 feet, when radar contact was lost about 1642. A witness, who lived near the acciden
Probable cause
The airplane's entry into an uncontrolled descent for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the airplane and the pilot’s medical history did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.
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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.
