# Accident 20130630010659A: Nanchang China CJ-6A, Ocean City, MD, June 30, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 2013, 16:02 local time
- Place: Ocean City, MD
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.4344° N, 75.0406° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4344&lon=-75.0406&mi=10
- Aircraft: N116RL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N116RL-2018-03-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Nanchang China CJ-6A (registry code 056183N, https://openairdocs.org/model/nanchang-china-cj-6a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NANCHANG CHINA CJ-6A
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA13FA309](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13FA309) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130630010659A

## Narrative

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

WITNESS STATEMENTS INDICATE AIRCRAFT DID A SPIN INTO THE OCEAN.

## 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 ERA13FA309](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13FA309), Jun 30, 2013: Nanchang China CJ-6A (N116RL), Ocean City, MD, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to terminate the intentional aerobatic spin at an altitude adequate to prevent impacting the water. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's loss of situational awareness due…

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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