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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Hunter George RV 6 · Montgomery, NY · August 30, 2017

Date
August 30, 2017 · 13:40 local
Place
Montgomery, NY
Airport
Orange County
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6GH
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA17CA576
Reported as
Hunter George RV 6
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
3,087 total164 in this make and model2 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.

Aircraft was performing the take-off roll on runway 03 at kmgj when, for unknown reasons, it veered to the left off the runway, went through the grass and hit the outboard VASI light. The aircraft came to rest inverted as it's final position. The pilot was trapped in aircraft until airport operations personnel removed him.

Note: to date, the NTSB has declined to assign an accident number, several calls and emails have been sent to the NTSB with this request. Should they issue the requsted number this report will be amended.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WAS PERFORMING THE TAKE-OFF ROLL ON RUNWAY 03 AT KMGJ WHEN, FOR UNKNOWN REASONS, IT VEERED TO THE LEFT OFF THE RUNWAY, WENT THROUGH THE GRASS AND HIT THE OUTBOARD VASI LIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST INVERTED AS IT'S FINAL POSITION. THE PILOT WAS TRAPPED IN AIRCRAFT UNTIL AIRPORT OPERATIONS PERSONNEL REMOVED HIM.

NOTE: TO DATE, THE NTSB HAS DECLINED TO ASSIGN AN ACCIDENT NUMBER, SEVERAL CALLS AND EMAILS HAVE BEEN SENT TO THE NTSB WITH THIS REQUEST. SHOULD THEY ISSUE THE REQUSTED NUMBER THIS REPORT WILL BE AMENDED.

NTSB investigation

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