Shoup Ronald R RV-6A N819RS

Summary

On 30 April 2012 at about 20:30 local time, a Shoup Ronald R RV-6A registered N819RS was involved in an accident near Milton, Florida, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

30 April 2012 at 20:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Milton, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

J-22 Ranch (16FL)

Coordinates

30.7086, -87.2014

Aircraft

Shoup Ronald R RV-6A

Registration

N819RS

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Milton → Bayou La Batre

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA12LA312

1 person had minor injuries.

A loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the engine did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane began to experience an intermittent loss of engine power during the initial climb, and a witness observed black smoke coming from the engine exhaust. The pilot maneuvered the airplane for a landing to the opposite end of the departure runway; however, he overshot the runway and performed a forced landing to a field. During the forced landing, the nose gear collapsed, and the airplane nosed over, came to rest inverted, and was consumed by a postcrash fire. Postaccident examination of the engine did not reveal any mechanical malfunctions that would have precluded normal operation. The carburetor, gascolator, fuel pump, and fuel lines were destroyed by fire and could not be examined. The airplane had been operated for about 25 hours since its most recent condition inspection, which was performed about 4 months prior. The weather conditions at the time of the accident were conducive to serious carburetor icing at glide power; however, the reason for the loss of engine power could not be determined.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.