Skiles Kenneth C RV-6A accident near Preston, ID
On September 14, 2022, a Skiles Kenneth C RV-6A (airplane) was involved in an accident near Preston, ID. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- September 14, 2022
- Place
- Preston, ID
- Aircraft
- Skiles Kenneth C RV-6A · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 42.092°N, 111.584°W
- NTSB ID
- 20220915105941
Official records · WPR22FA347
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn September 14, 2022, about 1055 mountain daylight time, a Vans RV-6A, N992KS, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Preston, Idaho. The pilot and passenger sustained fatal injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. About 0911 on the morning of the accident, a flight of two airplanes, including the accident airplane, departed Ontario Municipal Airport (ONO), Ontario, Oregon, on a visual-flight-rules cross-country flight in visual meteorological conditions. According to the pilot of the second airplane, the accident airplane departed first, and the two pilots established a southeasterly course toward their planned fuel stop at Southwest Wyoming Regional Airport (RKS), Rock Springs, Wyoming. The second pilot reported that, about 1026, they encountered weather at 9,500 ft msl, and both pilots began climbing. The second pilot stated that he had maintained periodic visual contact with the accident airplane and about 1 nautical mile of separation; however, he lost visual contact with the accident airplane during the climb to 11,500 ft msl. A few minutes before leveling off, the accident pilot transmitted that he was “picking his way through the clouds,” and the second pilot observed the accident airplane on his ADS-B display at an altitude about 10,400 ft msl. He advised the accident pilot that he had no clouds at 11,500 ft, and shortly thereafter, saw the accident airplane at his altitude ahead and to the right of his airplane. The second pilot took a cell phone video of the accident a
Probable cause
The non-instrument-rated pilot’s continued visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in a loss of control due to spatial disorientation.
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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.
