Ohlgren RV 6A accident near Abilene, TX
On March 1, 2016, an Ohlgren RV 6A (airplane) was involved in an accident near Abilene, TX. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- March 1, 2016
- Place
- Abilene, TX
- Aircraft
- Ohlgren RV 6A · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 32.455°N, 99.649°W
- NTSB ID
- 20160301X10758
Official records · CEN16FA114
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn March 1, 2016, about 0840 central standard time, an experimental amateur-built Van's RV-6A airplane, N419B, impacted terrain during takeoff from runway 35 at the Elmdale Airpark (82TS), near Abilene, Texas. The airline transport pilot and his passenger were fatally injured. The airplane was destroyed. The airplane was registered to and operated by the pilot as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. Day visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and the flight was not operated on flight plan. The flight was destined for Henderson, Nevada, and was originating from 82TS at the time of the accident. A witness reported that he picked the pilot and passenger up at a local hotel and brought them to 82TS. The pilot had refueled the airplane the previous day upon arrival at 82TS. The pilot checked weather and performed a preflight inspection of the airplane. According to the witness, the airplane taxied to the threshold of runway 35, and the pilot performed an engine run-up, which sounded normal. The airport windsock indicated winds from the north-northwest. After takeoff, the airplane drifted slightly right (east) in a wings-level climbing attitude. A left turn to the west with a bank angle of more than 30° began, and the airplane pitched nose-up followed by an immediate nose-down spin to the left. The witness then lost sight of the airplane due to a rise in terrain. The witness and another airport tenant drove to the accident site and observed that the airplane had impacted terrain. Recorded data recovered from the airplane indicated t
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during takeoff, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical angle of attack and an aerodynamic stall/spin. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's impairment due to his combined use of central nervous system depressant medications and the illicit drug marijuana, which degraded his ability to maintain control of the airplane.
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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.
