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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Collins John A RV6A · Pekin, IL · August 18, 2016

Date
August 18, 2016 · 15:15 local
Place
Pekin, IL
Airport
Pekin Municipal
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N576RV
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN16LA329
Reported as
Collins John A RV6A
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
500 total120 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Upon takeoff, at an altitude of approximately 25 feet, the canopy came open and the pilot lost control and impacted the runway.

As the FAA filed it

UPON TAKEOFF, AT AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 25 FEET, THE CANOPY CAME OPEN AND THE PILOT LOST CONTROL AND IMPACTED THE RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.