Newcomer RV6 N13KN

Summary

On 16 October 2010 at about 22:25 local time, a Newcomer RV6 registered N13KN was involved in an accident near Monticello, Georgia, 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.

Date

16 October 2010 at 22:25

Classification

Accident

Location

Monticello, Georgia, United States

Nearest airport

Monticello Sky Ranch Airport (GA06)

Coordinates

33.3231, -83.7192

Aircraft

Newcomer RV6

Registration

N13KN

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Monticello → Monticello

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

ERA11LA022

2 people died.

The pilot's loss of aircraft control during the initial climb.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

Several eyewitnesses reported seeing the airplane as it was in the initial climb phase. They said that the airplane rolled to the left into a near 90-degree bank, descended, collided with the ground, and then exploded. The engine continued to operate at high power until ground impact. A postaccident examination of the airframe and engine revealed no evidence of a preimpact failure or malfunction that would have precluded normal operation. Results of postmortem toxicology testing on the pilot were consistent with the use of a prescription antidepressant. The medication levels obtained from blood samples were on the lower end of the therapeutic range. The role of any possible impairment from the medication or the condition for which the medication was prescribed could not be conclusively determined.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.