# Accident 20111101025819A: Eckenrode Carl J VANS ACFT RV-6, Taylorsville, GA, November 1, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 1, 2011, 16:42 local time
- Place: Taylorsville, GA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0969° N, 84.9250° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0969&lon=-84.9250&mi=10
- Aircraft: N262MA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N262MA-2012-04-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Eckenrode Carl J VANS ACFT RV-6 (registry code 05608ZM, https://openairdocs.org/model/eckenrode-carl-j-vans-acft-rv-6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320-E2D (registry code 42123, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-e2d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ECKENRODE CARL J VANS ACFT RV-6
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-320-E2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,089 total, 40 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12FA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12FA057) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111101025819A

## Narrative

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

VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED FOR THE FLIGHT THAT DEPARTED MOUNT STERLING-MONTGOMERY COUNTY AIRPORT (IOB), MOUNT STERLING, KENTUCKY, DESTINED FOR WEEDON FIELD AIRPORT (EUF), EUFAULA, ALABAMA. ACCORDING TO PRELIMINARY INFORMATION THE PILOT CONTACTED ATLANTA APPROACH CONTROL ABOUT 1633, WHILE AT AN ALTITUDE OF 6,500 FEET. THE PILOT WAS PROVIDED AN ALTIMETER SETTING AND INSTRUCTED TO REMAIN CLEAR OF THE ATLANTA CLASS B AIRSPACE. THE AIRPLANE TRACKED SOUTHWEST, AND GRADUALLY CLIMBED TO AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 7,100 FEET, WHEN RADAR CONTACT WAS LOST ABOUT 1642.

## 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 ERA12FA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12FA057), Nov 1, 2011: Eckenrode Carl J Vans RV-6 (N262MA), Taylorsville, GA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The airplane's entry into an uncontrolled descent for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the airplane and the pilot’s medical history did not reveal any…

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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