# Accident 20160301001719A: Ohlgren Brent E RV-6A, Abilene, TX, March 1, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 1, 2016, 08:50 local time
- Place: Abilene, TX
- Airport: Elmdale Airpark
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4553° N, 99.6494° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4553&lon=-99.6494&mi=10
- Aircraft: N419B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N419B-2018-06-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ohlgren Brent E RV-6A (registry code 05608ZI, https://openairdocs.org/model/ohlgren-brent-e-rv-6a) (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: OHLGREN BRENT E RV-6A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 8,010 total, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN16FA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16FA114) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160301001719A

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 1, 2016, ABOUT 0830 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, AN EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR-BUILT OHLGREN RV 6A AIRPLANE, N419B, IMPACTED TERRAIN DURING TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 35 AT THE ELMDALE AIRPARK (82TS), NEAR ABILENE, TEXAS. THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER WERE FATALLY INJURED. THE IMPACT WITH TERRAIN DESTROYED THE AIRPLANE. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT AS A 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. DAY VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED IN AREA OF THE ACCIDENT SITE ABOUT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, AND THE FLIGHT WAS NOT OPERATED ON FLIGHT PLAN. THE FLIGHT WAS DESTINED FOR HENDERSON, NEVADA, AND WAS ORIGINATING FROM 82TS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 CEN16FA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16FA114), Mar 1, 2016: Ohlgren RV 6A (N419B), Abilene, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during takeoff, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical angle of attack and an aerodynamic stall/spin. Contributing to the accident was…

## Other reports on N419B (2)

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

- [Accident 20140901016509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140901016509A), Sep 1, 2014: Ohlgren Brent E RV-6A (N419B), Marshalltown, IA, Substantial damage. The aircraft made a forced landing in a bean field after the engine lost power near the Marshalltown Municipal Airport. The aircraft nosed over after landing…
- [Incident 20080406012749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080406012749I), Apr 6, 2008: Amtr RV6A (N419B), Santa Fe, NM, Minor damage. (-23) On April 6, 2008, at 1226 MDT, an experimental RV6A, N419B registered to the pilot [privacy data omitted] bent the nose gear landing strut on landing at…

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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