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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cone James A RV-6A · West Jordan, UT · September 15, 2011

Date: September 15, 2011 · 12:35 local
Place: West Jordan, UT
Airport: South Valley Regional
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N641JC
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR11FA450
Reported as: Cone James A RV-6A
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,000 total790 in this make and model

N641JCRegistration cancelled Aug 23, 2012 · Cone James A RV-6AS/N 60235 · Built 2000 Airframe modelCone James A RV-6A Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On September 15, 2011, N641JC, a james a. Cone RV-6A, was involved in an accident when it impacted the ground near an elementry school in West Jordan, UT. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot who was the sole occupant of the aircraft sustained fatal injuries. Post examination of the wreckage found no evidence of fuel in the tanks or on the ground indicating a likelihood of fuel exhaustion prior to the accident.

As the FAA filed it

ON SEPTEMBER 15, 2011, N641JC, A JAMES A. CONE RV-6A, WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHEN IT IMPACTED THE GROUND NEAR AN ELEMENTRY SCHOOL IN WEST JORDAN, UT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE PILOT WHO WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES.POST EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL IN THE TANKS OR ON THE GROUND INDICATING A LIKELIHOOD OF FUEL EXHAUSTION PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT.

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 WPR11FA450Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportWest Jordan, UTThe pilot’s execution of an abrupt maneuver, likely to avoid birds, which resulted in a stall and spin.Sep 15, 2011 · Substantial damage