Campbell Earl S Jr RV-6A accident near Knox, IN
On July 29, 2013, a Campbell Earl S Jr RV-6A (airplane) was involved in an accident near Knox, IN. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- July 29, 2013
- Place
- Knox, IN
- Aircraft
- Campbell Earl S Jr RV-6A · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 41.320°N, 86.664°W
- NTSB ID
- 20130730X91402
Official records · CEN13FA446
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On July 29, 2013, at 1446 central daylight time (all times cdt), an amateur-built Campbell RV-6A, N914ES, was destroyed when it collided with terrain during a landing approach to runway 36 (4,401 feet by 75 feet, asphalt), at the Starke County Airport (OXI), Knox, Indiana. The private pilot was fatally injured. The aircraft was registered to and operated by the pilot under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91, as a personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed in the vicinity of the accident site and no flight plan had been filed. The personal flight originated from Richard Downing Airport (I40), Coshocton, Ohio at 1250. The intended destination was OXI. The airplane was in a group of four other airplanes that originally departed the Fredericksburg, Virginia, area. According to the pilots of the other airplanes in the group, the intention was to land at OXI, stay overnight near Knox, Indiana, and then continue the trip the following day to the annual Experimental Aircraft Association Airventure fly-in. The pilots reported that the accident airplane was the fourth airplane in the group and three other airplanes had already landed at OXI. The three pilots that had already landed reported seeing the airplane fly over the airport on a left crosswind portion of the landing pattern. They reported that their attention was diverted and they did not watch the remainder of the landing approach. When the fifth airplane of the group landed, the first three pilots to land then realized that the accident airplane had not landed. The pil
Probable cause
The incapacitation of the pilot due to a cardiovascular event that prevented him from maintaining control of the airplane during the landing approach.
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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.
