Van's RV-6A N239RB

Summary

On 5 April 1999 at about 15:30 local time, a Van's RV-6A registered N239RB was involved in an accident near Cedar Creek, North Carolina, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

5 April 1999 at 15:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Cedar Creek, North Carolina, United States

Coordinates

35.0493, -78.8692

Aircraft

Van's RV-6A

Registration

N239RB

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Rocky Mount → Ft Myers

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL99LA068

1 person had minor injuries.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

Shortly after takeoff visibility deteriorated, and the pilot decided to land at an airport short of his destination. When the visibility worsened, the pilot decided to make a precautionary landing on a private grass strip. Upon landing the runway surface, the turf was soft, and the airplane nosed over. No mechanical problems with the aircraft were reported by the pilot.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.