# Accident 20140620010099A: Brumwell Robert K RV-6, Sauk Rapids, MN, June 20, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 2014, 20:34 local time
- Place: Sauk Rapids, MN
- Airport: St Cloud Regional
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.5908° N, 94.1609° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5908&lon=-94.1609&mi=10
- Aircraft: N135BB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N135BB-2018-02-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Brumwell Robert K RV-6 (registry code 05608VM, https://openairdocs.org/model/brumwell-robert-k-rv-6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BRUMWELL ROBERT K RV-6
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 24,500 total, 77 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14FA306](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14FA306) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140620010099A

## Narrative

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

ACCORDING TO WITNESS ACCOUNTS, THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOTED TO BE TRAVELING IN A SOUTH TO NORTH DIRECTION AND APPEARED TO GO INTO A NOSE DIVE AT ABOUT A 70 DEGREE DESCENT ANGLE.  THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO A RESIDENCE.  THE RESIDENCE AND AIRCRAFT WERE TOTALLY DESTROYED BY A POST IMPACT FIRE.

## 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 CEN14FA306](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14FA306), Jun 21, 2014: Brumwell RV-6 (N135BB), Sauk Rapids, MN, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of pitch control due to the in-flight opening of the canopy during cruise flight for reasons that could not be determined because fire damage precluded examination of the airplane’s…

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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