# Accident 20220914017079A: Skiles Kenneth C RV-6A, ID, September 14, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 14, 2022, 16:55 local time
- Place: ID
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0922° N, 111.5841° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0922&lon=-111.5841&mi=10
- Aircraft: N992KS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N992KS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Skiles Kenneth C RV-6A (registry code 05623PD, https://openairdocs.org/model/skiles-kenneth-c-rv-6a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SKILES KENNETH C RV-6A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360-A2D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR22FA347](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22FA347) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220914017079A

## Narrative

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

THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS ENROUTE IN THE CRUISE PHASE OF FLIGHT IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. A SECOND AIRCRAFT IN THE AREA WAS NOTIFIED BY THE ACCIDENT PILOT THAT HE HAD ENTERED CLOUDS AND PLANNED TO MAKE A 180 DEGREE TURN. THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN SITUATIONAL AWARENESS AND INADVERTENTLY FLEW INTO IMC CONDITIONS. RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT.

## 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 WPR22FA347](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22FA347), Sep 14, 2022: Skiles Kenneth C RV-6A (N992KS), Preston, ID, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The non-instrument-rated pilot’s continued visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in a loss of control due to spatial disorientation.

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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