20070625013439A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtr RV-6A · Greeley, CO · June 25, 2007

Date: June 25, 2007 · 11:48 local
Place: Greeley, CO
Airport: Greeley-Weld County
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N94KA
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN07LA108
Reported as: Amtr RV6A
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2
Pilot’s flight hours: 819 total20 in this make and model7 in the last 90 days

N94KARegistration cancelled May 7, 2015 · Schwarz Arthur J RV-6AS/N 22162 · Built 1996 Airframe modelSchwarz Arthur J RV-6A Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) June 25, 2007 a RV6A experimental aircraft crashed off the approach end of runway 34 Greeley, Colorado (gxy) at 11:48 local. The aircraft was destroyed in a post crash fire with 2 fatalities. The private pilot (asel) and one passenger (private pilot, asel) departed erie, Colorado (eik) between 10 and 10:30 on a 14CFR91 flight. The UNICOM recording had nothing out of the ordinary. The last radio call was the aircraft on base leg. The aircraft struck a power line approximately 1/2 mile south of the approach end of runway 34.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) JUNE 25, 2007 A RV6A EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT CRASHED OFF THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 34 GREELEY, COLORADO (GXY) AT 11:48 LOCAL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED IN A POST CRASH FIRE WITH 2 FATALITIES. THE PRIVATE PILOT (ASEL) AND ONE PASSENGER (PRIVATE PILOT, ASEL) DEPARTED ERIE, COLORADO (EIK) BETWEEN 10 AND 10:30 ON A 14CFR91 FLIGHT. THE UNICOM RECORDING HAD NOTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY. THE LAST RADIO CALL WAS THE AIRCRAFT ON BASE LEG. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A POWER LINE APPROXIMATELY 1/2 MILE SOUTH OF THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 34.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB DEN07LA108Accident · 2 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportGreeley, COthe pilot's failure to maintain airspeed resulting in an inadvertent stall and impact with terrain.Jun 25, 2007 · Destroyed