Wiley C W RV-6A N80WW

Summary

On 13 June 2011 at about 14:00 local time, a Wiley C W RV-6A registered N80WW was involved in an accident near Colgate, Oklahoma, United States. One person was 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.

Date

13 June 2011 at 14:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Colgate, Oklahoma, United States

Coordinates

34.5304, -96.2107

Aircraft

Wiley C W RV-6A

Registration

N80WW

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Mount Pleasant → Harper

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN11LA385

Nobody was injured.

The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot stated that he was in cruise flight when the exhaust gas temperature (EGT) began to increase. He enriched the mixture slightly and the EGT returned to its previous value. Shortly thereafter, the EGT again increased and the pilot again enriched the mixture, resulting in the EGT returning to normal. This scenario repeated itself several more times before the engine lost power. Unable to restart the engine, the pilot selected a field and preformed a forced landing during which the airplane sustained substantial damage. While the airplane was operating in conditions conducive to carburetor icing at glide power at the time of the accident, the investigation was unable to determine if carburetor ice caused the power loss. Examination of the airplane and engine failed to identify a reason for the loss of engine power.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.