Owens/Richburg VANS RV6-A N4419Q
2 April 2000 · Sacramento, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 2 April 2000 at about 22:35 local time, a Owens/Richburg VANS RV6-A registered N4419Q was involved in an accident near Sacramento, California, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. 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 22:35
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Sacramento, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Sacramento Executive (SAC)
- Coordinates
- 38.5099, -121.4891
- Aircraft
- Owens/Richburg VANS RV6-A
- Registration
- N4419Q
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Rio Vista → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX00LA145
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
Failure to maintain sufficient altitude while on the base to final turn for landing subsequently striking the wing tip on the runway.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The accident airplane was cleared to land in front of another airplane. During the base to final turn the left wing tip struck the runway. The nose landing gear was sheared off and the main landing gear collapsed aft, but remained attached. No mechanical malfunctions were noted with the local flight.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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