What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) This pilot with his airplane was participating in an experimental aircraft fly-in at this airport. He and his passenger were flying in a four plane formation approaching the airport for a fly-by or landing. Several eyewitnesses, who are pilots, saw the airplane flying very slow and this one stalled out and spun to the ground from approximately 300 feet AGL. Both occupants sustained fatal injuries and the airplane was destroyed. The eyewitness indicated that this aircraft has a higher stall speed than the other planes in formation and that the pilot slowed it too much trying to stay in the formation. (.19) on July 7, 2001, at 1412 hours pacific daylight time, a johansen/thiessen RV-6A, N246RV, collided with the ground while maneuvering near Jackpot, Nevada. The airplane was destroyed, and the certificated private pilot and his single passenger sustained fatal injuries. A private owner was operating the airplane under the provisions of 14 CFR part 91 at the time of the accident. The personal cross-country flight departed Jackpot earlier that day and was presumed to be destined for wells, Nevada. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and no flight plan had been filed.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THIS PILOT WITH HIS AIRPLANE WAS PARTICIPATING IN AN EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT FLY-IN AT THIS AIRPORT. HE AND HIS PASSENGER WERE FLYING IN A FOUR PLANE FORMATION APPROACHING THE AIRPORT FOR A FLY-BY OR LANDING. SEVERAL EYEWITNESSES, WHO ARE PILOTS, SAW THE AIRPLANE FLYING VERY SLOW AND THIS ONE STALLED OUT AND SPUN TO THE GROUND FROM APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET AGL. BOTH OCCUPANTS SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES AND THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED. THE EYEWITNESS INDICATED THAT THIS AIRCRAFT HAS A HIGHER STALL SPEED THAN THE OTHER PLANES IN FORMATION AND THAT THE PILOT SLOWED IT TOO MUCH TRYING TO STAY IN THE FORMATION. (.19) ON JULY 7, 2001, AT 1412 HOURS PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A JOHANSEN/THIESSEN RV-6A, N246RV, COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND WHILE MANEUVERING NEAR JACKPOT, NEVADA. THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED, AND THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT AND HIS SINGLE PASSENGER SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES. A PRIVATE OWNER WAS OPERATING THE AIRPLANE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91 AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PERSONAL CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT DEPARTED JACKPOT EARLIER THAT DAY AND WAS PRESUMED TO BE DESTINED FOR WELLS, NEVADA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.