Lunn (Vans) RV-6A N322KE

Summary

On 14 June 2000 at about 15:00 local time, a Lunn (Vans) RV-6A registered N322KE was involved in an accident near Hammett, Idaho, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

14 June 2000 at 15:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Hammett, Idaho, United States

Coordinates

42.5194, -115.7503

Aircraft

Lunn (Vans) RV-6A

Registration

N322KE

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA00LA104

2 people died.

The pilot's entering an inadvertent stall condition, and the lack of adequate altitude in which to successfully recover before ground impact.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The owner/pilot and pilot rated passenger departed to the west from a personal airstrip in the RV-6A homebuilt aircraft. The characteristic departure, according to local residents, was for the pilot to execute 180 degree turn, and return back over the departing airstrip before proceeding on course. The aircraft impacted the ground heading north slightly northwest of the airstrip. The crush angle on the aircraft's wings was noted to be about 20 degrees nose down and relatively wings level. No pre-impact engine or control malfunction was evident, nor was there any evidence of any pilot pre-impact impairment. The aircraft's airspeed indicator read 40-50 mph at the crash site. The stall speed for the 180 horsepower RV-6A, according to the manufacturer's specifications, was 50 mph.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.