# Accident 20151106020789A: Knox Marion L RV-6A, Lebanon, OR, November 6, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 6, 2015, 12:30 local time
- Place: Lebanon, OR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.5950° N, 122.9522° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5950&lon=-122.9522&mi=10
- Aircraft: N259MK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N259MK-2019-01-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Knox Marion L RV-6A (registry code 05627LV, https://openairdocs.org/model/knox-marion-l-rv-6a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Mazda 13B (registry code 43200, https://openairdocs.org/engine/mazda-13b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: KNOX MARION L RV-6A
- Reported engine: MAZDA 13B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 324 total, 221 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR16CA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16CA022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151106020789A

## Narrative

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

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON PRIVATE GRASS STRIP, AIRCRAFT BOUNCED SEVERELY.  PILOT ATTEMPTED A GO-AROUND.  AIRCRAFT DRIFTED LEFT AND STRUCK TREES AND CAME TO REST ON TOP OF BUILDING.

## 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 WPR16CA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16CA022), Nov 6, 2015: Knox Marion L RV-6A (N259MK), Lebanon, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control following an aborted landing which resulted in a collision with trees.

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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