# Accident 20130923021489A: Miller Gary RV6A, Willams, CA, September 23, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 2013, 18:57 local time
- Place: Willams, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1111° N, 122.3111° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1111&lon=-122.3111&mi=10
- Aircraft: N67GM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N67GM-2017-10-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Miller Gary RV6A (registry code 0560687, https://openairdocs.org/model/miller-gary-rv6a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MILLER GARY RV6A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR13LA420](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA420) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130923021489A

## Narrative

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

N67GM, A MILLER GARY RV-6A AIRPLANE, CRASHED NEAR WILLIAMS, CA, ON SEPTEMBER 23, 2013, AT ABOUT 1857 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME (PDT), AFTER IT COLLIDED WITH HIGH-TENSION POWER LINES.

THE PRIVATE PILOT/OWNER, WHO WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRPLANE, SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES, AND THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISION OF 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR), AND ORIGINATED FROM WILLOWS-GLENN COUNTY AIRPORT, WILLOWS, CA.

THE AIRPLANE WAS OBSERVED FLYING NORTHBOUND AT A VERY LOW ALTITUDE (APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET) OVER HWY 20, 10 MILES WEST OF WILLIAMS. THE RIGHT WING STRUCK THE LOWER OF SIX UNMARKED HIGH-TENSION POWER WIRES STRUNG ACROSS A VALLEY BETWEEN TWO HILLS; THE WING HAD SEVERED ONE WIRE, AND A FRAGMENT OF THE AIRPLANE WAS FOUND HANGING FROM THE OTHER WIRE. THE REMAINS OF THE AIRPLANE LANDED UPSIDE DOWN ABOUT 300 YARDS NORTH OF THE POWER LINES, AND THE MAJORITY OF THE WRECKAGE WAS CONTAINED WITHIN A 500-FEET RADIUS OF THE POINT OF IMPACT.

A DETAILED EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE WAS LIMITED DUE TO POST-IMPACT FIRE, WHICH CONSUMED MOST OF THE FUSELAGE FORWARD OF THE TAIL SECTION, INCLUDING THE COCKPIT, AND FLIGHT CONTROL CONTINUITY COULD NOT BE ESTABLISHED. THE ENGINE AND PROPELLER WERE TORN AWAY ON IMPACT.

THE AIRPLANE WRECKAGE WAS TRANSPORTED TO AN APPROVED TEAR-DOWN FACILITY FOR FURTHER EXAMINATION. THIS REPORT MAY BE REVISED WITH ADDITIONAL EVIDENCE.

## 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 WPR13LA420](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA420), Sep 24, 2013: Miller RV6 (N67GM), Williams, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's improper decision to fly at a low altitude, which resulted in his failure to maintain clearance from power lines.

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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