# Incident 20110311012859I: Radford Joseph R RV-6, Las Vegas, NV, March 11, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 11, 2011, 12:00 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1703° N, 112.2731° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1703&lon=-112.2731&mi=10
- Aircraft: N650RV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N650RV-2012-01-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Radford Joseph R RV-6 (registry code 05628JU, https://openairdocs.org/model/radford-joseph-r-rv-6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-A1A (registry code 41594, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-a1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RADFORD JOSEPH R RV-6
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360-A1A
- People aboard: 0
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11FA490](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11FA490) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110311012859I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AIRCRAFT IS MISSING AND ASSUMED TO BE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. PRESENT LOCATION OF AIRCRAFT IS UNKNOWN. LAST KNOWN LOCATION OF THE AIRCRAFT IS THE GRAND CANYON. (THIS REPORT TO BE AMENDED.)

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB WPR11FA490](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11FA490), Mar 11, 2011: Radford RV-6 (N650RV), Grand Canyon, AZ, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's intentional flight into terrain.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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