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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Campbell Keith RV-6 · Watkins, CO · December 25, 2018

Date: December 25, 2018 · 09:47 local
Place: Watkins, CO
Airport: Front Range
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N711KJ
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN19LA048
Reported as: Campbell Keith RV-6
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,350 total22 in this make and model22 in the last 90 days

N711KJRegistration cancelled Jul 27, 2021 · Campbell Keith RV-6S/N 21159 · Built 1993 Airframe modelCampbell Keith RV-6 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

On December 25, 2018 at 0948 MST, N711KJ, a 1993 Campbell Keith, model RV-6 encountered an in-flight fire near pilots rudder pedals while on climb out from Front Range Airport (kftg). There was one person on board and no injuries were sustained. The aircraft was destroyed. The weather was VMC.

As the FAA filed it

ON DECEMBER 25, 2018 AT 0948 MST, N711KJ, A 1993 CAMPBELL KEITH, MODEL RV-6 ENCOUNTERED AN IN-FLIGHT FIRE NEAR PILOTS RUDDER PEDALS WHILE ON CLIMB OUT FROM FRONT RANGE AIRPORT (KFTG). THERE WAS ONE PERSON ON BOARD AND NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. THE WEATHER WAS VMC.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB CEN19LA048Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportWatkins, COThe pilot’s failure to apply adequate torque to a fuel line during recent maintenance, which allowed the line to loosen in flight and fuel to enter the hot engine compartment and resulted in an in-flight fire that consumed the airplane.Dec 25, 2018 · Destroyed