# Accident 20121126026049A: Mcdaniel D A/Mcdaniel L RV-6-CH, Scio, OR, November 26, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 26, 2012, 15:30 local time
- Place: Scio, OR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.6292° N, 122.8719° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6292&lon=-122.8719&mi=10
- Aircraft: N424D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N424D-2018-02-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdaniel D A/Mcdaniel L RV-6-CH (registry code 05602TD, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdaniel-d-a-mcdaniel-l-rv-6-ch) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-346 series (registry code 17033, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-346-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MCDANIEL D A/MCDANIEL L RV-6-CH
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-346 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR13FA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13FA056) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121126026049A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT WING DEPARTED IN FLIGHT.

## 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 WPR13FA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13FA056), Nov 26, 2012: Mcdaniel RV-6-CH (N424D), Scio, OR, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to perform aerobatics in an airplane that was prohibited from aerobatics as stated in its operating limitations document, which resulted in the failure of the right wing spar.

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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