# Accident 20150321005129A: Miller Kenneth J VANS ACFT RV-6A, Green Valley, AZ, March 21, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 21, 2015, 09:20 local time
- Place: Green Valley, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.9111° N, 111.1178° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9111&lon=-111.1178&mi=10
- Aircraft: N811KM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N811KM-2016-03-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Miller Kenneth J VANS ACFT RV-6A (registry code 056038T, https://openairdocs.org/model/miller-kenneth-j-vans-acft-rv-6a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MILLER KENNETH J VANS ACFT RV-6A
- Reported engine: GMC V-6 / 4.3 LITER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 601 total, 23 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR15LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15LA130) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150321005129A

## Narrative

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

AFTER TAKE-OFF FROM RUNWAY 7, AIRCRAFT N811KM REACHED AN ALTITUDE OF 400 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL AT WHICH TIME THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE PILOT INITIATED A LEFT TURN IN AN ATTEMPT TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TERRAIN ABOUT 30 FEET SHORT OF THE RUNWAY AND NOSED OVER. THIS RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIAL AIRCRAFT DAMAGE AND MINOR INJURIES TO BOTH THE PILOT AND PASSENGER.

## 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 WPR15LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15LA130), Mar 21, 2015: Vans RV6A (N811KM), Green Valley, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power during initial climb due to the disconnection of both fuel pump power wires.

## Other reports on N811KM (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19991023031802I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991023031802I), Oct 23, 1999: Amtr RV6A (N811KM), Wenatchee, WA, Minor damage. (-23) During a personal cross country flight, this aircraft was involved in a mid air collision. At the last instant noticed an aircraft covering most of the…

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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