# Accident 20120430006749A: Shoup Ronald R RV-6A, Milton, FL, April 30, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 2012, 15:00 local time
- Place: Milton, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.7086° N, 87.2014° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7086&lon=-87.2014&mi=10
- Aircraft: N819RS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N819RS-2013-10-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Shoup Ronald R RV-6A (registry code 05608RC, https://openairdocs.org/model/shoup-ronald-r-rv-6a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SHOUP RONALD R RV-6A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 70 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12LA312](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA312) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120430006749A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT HAD DEPARTED ON RUNWAY 18 AT (16FL) AND HAD GAINED APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET ALTITUDE AGL WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED LOSING POWER AND BLACK SMOKE  APPEARED FROM THE AIRCRAFT'S EXHAUST.    THE PILOT TURNED THE AIRCRAFT BACK TOWARD (16FL) AND ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 36. HOWEVER AIRCRAFT LANDED LONG AND HARD, NORTH OF RUNWAY 36 ,CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER.  NEARBY WITNESSES TURNED THE AIRCRAFT OVER AND AIDED THE PILOT OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT.  THE PILOT SUFFERED SERIOUS INJURIES AND POST ACCIDENT FIRE DESTROYED THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 ERA12LA312](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA312), Apr 30, 2012: Shoup Ronald R RV-6A (N819RS), Milton, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the engine did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.

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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