What happened
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(.19)On April 28, 2001, about 1405 hours pacific daylight time, a motley vans RV-6A, N51DA, was destroyed when it collided with terrain about 14 miles west of Baker, California. The private pilot/owner was operating the airplane under the provisions of 14 CFR part 91. The pilot sustained fatal injuries. The personal cross-country flight departed chino, California, at an unknown time. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed. The primary wreckage was at 35 degrees 11.84 minutes north latitude and 116 degrees 04.68 minutes west longitude. A sheriff's deputy interviewed the pilot's son. The pilot delayed his departure from chino due to weather. He was to over fly the son at a retreat so the son would know to pick him up at Baker. The son said that as the airplane passed over, it rolled to the left, and then sharply to the right before descending to the ground. The federal aviation administration (FAA) accident coordinator inspected the wreckage at the accident scene. He observed a ground scar that was about 2 feet long. The wreckage covered an area about 50 yards in diameter. The wreckage site contained all of the control surfaces. The leading ed ges of both wings were crushed aft, and both of the propeller blades exhibited s-bends.
As the FAA filed it
(.19)ON APRIL 28, 2001, ABOUT 1405 HOURS PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A MOTLEY VANS RV-6A, N51DA, WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN ABOUT 14 MILES WEST OF BAKER, CALIFORNIA. THE PRIVATE PILOT/OWNER WAS OPERATING THE AIRPLANE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91. THE PILOT SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES. THE PERSONAL CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT DEPARTED CHINO, CALIFORNIA, AT AN UNKNOWN TIME. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE PRIMARY WRECKAGE WAS AT 35 DEGREES 11.84 MINUTES NORTH LATITUDE AND 116 DEGREES 04.68 MINUTES WEST LONGITUDE. A SHERIFF'S DEPUTY INTERVIEWED THE PILOT'S SON. THE PILOT DELAYED HIS DEPARTURE FROM CHINO DUE TO WEATHER. HE WAS TO OVER FLY THE SON AT A RETREAT SO THE SON WOULD KNOW TO PICK HIM UP AT BAKER. THE SON SAID THAT AS THE AIRPLANE PASSED OVER, IT ROLLED TO THE LEFT, AND THEN SHARPLY TO THE RIGHT BEFORE DESCENDING TO THE GROUND. THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) ACCIDENT COORDINATOR INSPECTED THE WRECKAGE AT THE ACCIDENT SCENE. HE OBSERVED A GROUND SCAR THAT WAS ABOUT 2 FEET LONG. THE WRECKAGE COVERED AN AREA ABOUT 50 YARDS IN DIAMETER. THE WRECKAGE SITE CONTAINED ALL OF THE CONTROL SURFACES. THE LEADING ED GES OF BOTH WINGS WERE CRUSHED AFT, AND BOTH OF THE PROPELLER BLADES EXHIBITED S-BENDS.
NTSB investigation
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