Miller RV6 accident near Williams, CA
On September 24, 2013, a Miller RV6 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Williams, CA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- September 24, 2013
- Place
- Williams, CA
- Aircraft
- Miller RV6 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 39.111°N, 122.311°W
- NTSB ID
- 20130924X12323
Official records · WPR13LA420
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
On September 23, 2013, at 1857 Pacific daylight time, an experimental Miller RV-6A, N67GM, collided with high tension power lines and then impacted terrain, 9 miles west of Williams, California. The pilot was fatally injured, and the airplane was destroyed. The airplane was registered to, and operated by, the private pilot under the provision of 14 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed. The flight originated at Willows-Glenn Country Airport, Willows, California.A witness reported seeing the airplane traveling very low and fast heading to the north. The airplane disappeared behind a hill and then he saw black smoke rising from behind the hill. A Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector who responded to the scene reported that the lowest wire of a high tension power line that passed over a shallow valley was broken and a fragment of the airplane was hanging from the next higher power line. The main wreckage was located 300 yards north of the power lines, and had been subjected to a post-crash fire. The pilot, age 63, held a private pilot certificate for airplane single engine land issued December 18, 2004, and a third-class airman medical certificate issued January 22, 2007, with the waiver that the pilot possess glasses for near vision. The pilot's logbook was not located for examination. On the pilot's January 22, 2007, application for his medical certificate, he reported having 1,000 flight hours, and active medical conditions that included high blood pressure and elevated lipids. His medi
Probable cause
The pilot's improper decision to fly at a low altitude, which resulted in his failure to maintain clearance from power lines.
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