Golden RV6A N609CG

Summary

On 6 October 2002 at about 14:05 local time, a Golden RV6A registered N609CG was involved in an accident near Tuskegee, Alabama, 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

6 October 2002 at 14:05

Classification

Accident

Location

Tuskegee, Alabama, United States

Nearest airport

Moton Field Municipal (06A)

Coordinates

32.4603, -85.6800

Aircraft

Golden RV6A

Registration

N609CG

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Greenville → Tuskegee

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA03LA002

2 people died.

the failure of the pilot to maintain airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin, and subsequent impact with the terrain.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

Witnesses saw the airplane low and close into the airport, on what appeared to be a right downwind for the runway. They observed the airplane in a steep turn to the right, the nose dropped, the airplane struck the ground, and cart wheeled once before coming to a rest. An examination of the engine did not reveal any discrepancies.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.