Van's RV-6 N69NB

Summary

On 17 July 2025 at about 12:05 local time, a Van's RV-6 registered N69NB was involved in an accident near New Richmond, Wisconsin, 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

17 July 2025 at 12:05

Classification

Accident

Location

New Richmond, Wisconsin, United States

Nearest airport

New Richmond Rgnl (RNH)

Coordinates

45.1396, -92.5404

Aircraft

Van's RV-6

Registration

N69NB

Category

Airplane

Year built

1995

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Webster → New Richmond

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN25LA257

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot’s failure to maintain proper airspeed and altitude during the approach which resulted in a runway overshoot and subsequent landing in a lake. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s delayed remedial action to abort the landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

During the approach to the turf runway, the pilot noticed the airplane was “high and a little fast” but she thought she could correct the altitude and the airspeed. The airplane “floated down” the runway and she realized the airplane would not be able to land in the remaining runway available, so she raised the flaps. The airplane flew over the remaining runway available, landed in a lake near the departure end of the runway, and nosed over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing. The pilot reported there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airframe or the engine that would have precluded normal operation. The pilot further reported that the accident could have been prevented by advancing the throttle before raising the flaps and aborting the landing before flaring when she realized the airplane was too fast on the approach.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.