Vans RV6 accident near Show Low, AZ
On December 22, 2021, a Vans RV6 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Show Low, AZ. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- December 22, 2021
- Place
- Show Low, AZ
- Aircraft
- Vans RV6 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 34.273°N, 109.999°W
- NTSB ID
- 20211223104437
Official records · WPR22FA067
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn December 22, 2021, about 1639 mountain standard time, an experimental, amateur-built RV-6A airplane, N6000Z, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Show Low, Arizona. The pilot and passenger were fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. An airport employee reported that he saw two airplanes on final approach for landing; the airplane in front, a Cessna, was at a lower altitude than the accident airplane, which was descending toward the Cessna. The pilot of the Cessna was making radio calls on the airport’s common traffic advisory frequency. He did not hear any radio transmissions from the pilot of the other airplane (the accident airplane). The employee transmitted via radio that the two airplanes were about to collide, and the pilot of the Cessna aborted his landing and turned to the north. Shortly thereafter, the pilot of the accident airplane transmitted via radio that he was on the wrong frequency and aborted his landing to the north. The accident airplane continued its turn at low altitude and appeared to stall, immediately entering a “nosedive” toward the ground. Another witness reported that he also saw the two airplanes close to each other on final approach for landing, with the second airplane descending toward the first airplane. He then saw the first airplane turn north, and about five seconds later, the second airplane turned north. He saw the second airplane’s wing dip, and the airplane entered a nose-low descent toward the ground. The pilot of the Cessna re
Probable cause
The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack following an aborted landing approach, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and loss of control at an altitude too low for recovery.
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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.
