Dobbs VAN'S AIRCRAFT RV-6 N316DD
19 April 1993 · Kingston, Tennessee, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 19 April 1993 at about 16:00 local time, a Dobbs VAN'S AIRCRAFT RV-6 registered N316DD was involved in an accident near Kingston, Tennessee, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 16:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Kingston, Tennessee, United States
- Nearest airport
- Meadowlake (30A)
- Coordinates
- 35.8692, -84.5105
- Aircraft
- Dobbs VAN'S AIRCRAFT RV-6
- Registration
- N316DD
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Lakeland → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL93LA078
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate compensation for gusty wind conditions. A factor was the wind gust of 20-25 knots.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
A PILOT WHO WAS IN AN AIRPLANE ON THE GROUND AWAITING TAKEOFF SAW THE AIRPLANE ON AN ANGLING BASE FOR RUNWAY 23. HE DESCRIBED THE AIRPLANE AS BEING CLOSE IN, IN A LEFT TURN FROM THE BASE LEG TO THE FINAL APPROACH COURSE. HE STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE STALLED AND ENTERED A SPIN. AFTERWARDS HE SAW WATER FROM THE LAKE, OFF THE APPROACH END OF 23, SPLASH UP. THE AIRPORT MANAGER REPORTED THAT THE WIND WAS GUSTY AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, ABOUT 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS. AN ENTRY IN THE AIRCRAFT LOG REPORTED THE STALL CHARACTERISTICS AS SLIGHT BUFFET, THEN A LEFT WING DROP AT ABOUT 45 KNOTS IAS, FLAPS EXTENDED OR RETRACTED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Mar 1993 | Cessna 402B | Tullahoma, Tennessee, United States | Springdale Air Service | Fatal | 1 |
| 10 Sep 1993 | Beechcraft F35 | Jackson, Tennessee, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 15 Apr 1993 | Cessna 172 | Greenville, Tennessee, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Apr 1993 | Bell UH1F | Gatlinburg, Tennessee, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 May 1993 | Fairchild 24G | Athens, Tennessee, United States | Martin, Donald R. | No injuries | - |
| 16 May 1993 | Cessna 152 | Grandview, Tennessee, United States | Coates, Larry | No injuries | - |