# Accident 20160902017829A: Aves Douglas James RV-6, Viborg, SD, September 2, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 2016, 10:00 local time
- Place: Viborg, SD
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1708° N, 97.3006° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1708&lon=-97.3006&mi=10
- Aircraft: N676DT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N676DT-2017-01-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aves Douglas James RV-6 (registry code 056029I, https://openairdocs.org/model/aves-douglas-james-rv-6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AVES DOUGLAS JAMES RV-6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,265 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN16FA344](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16FA344) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160902017829A

## Narrative

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

ON 9/2/2016  AT 1000  AN RV-6 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT DURING FLIGHT PHASE WHILE PERFORMING A PLEASURE FLIGHT. CLEAR DAY CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED, AND THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE FATALLY INJURED. THE PILOT HELD A COMMERCIAL PILOT CERTIFICATE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT TEA, SD, ON 9/2/2016 AT 0900.

## 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 CEN16FA344](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16FA344), Sep 2, 2016: Aves Douglas James RV 6 (N676DT), Viborg, SD, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical angle of attack, an aerodynamic stall, and subsequent flat spin into terrain.

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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