# Accident 20200827012959A: Bigler James E VANS RV6-A, Milton, DE, August 27, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 2020, 14:00 local time
- Place: Milton, DE
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8103° N, 75.2378° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8103&lon=-75.2378&mi=10
- Aircraft: N628JB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N628JB-2020-12-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bigler James E VANS RV6-A (registry code 05617DW, https://openairdocs.org/model/bigler-james-e-vans-rv6-a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-A1A (registry code 41594, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-a1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BIGLER JAMES E VANS RV6-A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360-A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 294 total, 79 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA20CA298](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20CA298) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200827012959A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED EAGLES CREST AIRPORT, DE25, AT APPROXIMATELY 13:45 EST. MANEUVERS PERFORMED OVER ADJACENT FARMERS FIELDS, TO TEST AND CALIBRATE RECENTLY INSTALLED AVIONICS. ACCORDING TO PILOT STATEMENTS, THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED TO APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET, AND CONFUSION ENSUED AS TO WHO WAS CONTROLLING THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A FIELD AT APPROXIMATELY 14:00 EST. AIRCRAFT CAME TO A REST INVERTED AND WAS DESTROYED. BOTH PERSONS ON BOARD EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT SERIOUS INJURY.

## 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 ERA20CA298](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20CA298), Aug 27, 2020: Vans RV6 (N628JB), Milton, DE, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot and owner’s failure to adequately communicate and establish an understanding of who was flying the airplane, and their failure to take timely action to avoid a collision with 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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