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FAA accident report · Hollow RV6A · Coos Bay, OR · December 2, 2006

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Date
December 2, 2006 · 16:00 local
Place
Coos Bay, OR
Phase of flight
Maneuver
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N914C
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA07LA025
Reported as
Hollow RV6A
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360B1E
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
N914CRegistration cancelled Jan 7, 2010 · Holloway Charles K RV6AS/N 21934 · Built 2005Airframe modelHolloway Charles K RV6AEngine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

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(-23) Witnesses describe observing an aircraft traveling north, which then turned sharply south and then went into the ocean nose down. Family members were waiting at n. bend airport for the return of this aircraft and the two occupants. Aircraft had received 14 gal. Of fuel at 1500 from Coos aviation. Fuel sample after accident did not reveal contamination of any kind. Api gravity check normal. Divers from north bend fire department unable to locate wreckage as of this date. Report from Coos Bay county sheriff office indicates us coast guard helicopter located an oil slick where they believed the plane crashed. Motor life boats located several pieces of debris which possibly included an arm rest from the plane and an audio ear piece. The plane crashed into approx. 20-30 ft of water. GPS coordinates from the beach directly perpendicular to the crash site are N43 28.677 and W124 16.019. No other facts are available at this time. All fields left blank on this form will be completed if information becomes available. Form will be amended as necessary.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) WITNESSES DESCRIBE OBSERVING AN AIRCRAFT TRAVELING NORTH, WHICH THEN TURNED SHARPLY SOUTH AND THEN WENT INTO THE OCEAN NOSE DOWN. FAMILY MEMBERS WERE WAITING AT N. BEND AIRPORT FOR THE RETURN OF THIS AIRCRAFT AND THE TWO OCCUPANTS. AIRCRAFT HAD RECEIVED 14 GAL. OF FUEL AT 1500 FROM COOS AVIATION. FUEL SAMPLE AFTER ACCIDENT DID NOT REVEAL CONTAMINATION OF ANY KIND. API GRAVITY CHECK NORMAL. DIVERS FROM NORTH BEND FIRE DEPARTMENT UNABLE TO LOCATE WRECKAGE AS OF THIS DATE. REPORT FROM COOS BAY COUNTY SHERIFF OFFICE INDICATES US COAST GUARD HELICOPTER LOCATED AN OIL SLICK WHERE THEY BELIEVED THE PLANE CRASHED. MOTOR LIFE BOATS LOCATED SEVERAL PIECES OF DEBRIS WHICH POSSIBLY INCLUDED AN ARM REST FROM THE PLANE AND AN AUDIO EAR PIECE. THE PLANE CRASHED INTO APPROX. 20-30 FT OF WATER. GPS COORDINATES FROM THE BEACH DIRECTLY PERPENDICULAR TO THE CRASH SITE ARE N43 28.677 AND W124 16.019. NO OTHER FACTS ARE AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. ALL FIELDS LEFT BLANK ON THIS FORM WILL BE COMPLETED IF INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. FORM WILL BE AMENDED AS NECESSARY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB SEA07LA025Accident · 2 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportNorth Bend, ORThe pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the water while performing low altitude maneuvering flight resulting in an in flight collision with the water.Dec 3, 2006 · Destroyed