# Accident 20230206002469A: Canton Paul A RV-6, Milton, FL, February 6, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 6, 2023, 14:30 local time
- Place: Milton, FL
- Airport: Peter Prince Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.6385° N, 86.9917° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6385&lon=-86.9917&mi=10
- Aircraft: N330PC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N330PC-2023-06-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Canton Paul A RV-6 (registry code 05626EL, https://openairdocs.org/model/canton-paul-a-rv-6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CANTON PAUL A RV-6
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER A&C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 12,060 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA23LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA124) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230206002469A

## Narrative

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

AFTER A NORMAL RUN-UP, AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 18.  AT APPROXIMATELY 300-400 FEET AGL, ENGINE BACKFIRED SEVERAL TIMES  AND THEN STOPPED PRODUCING POWER. PILOT CONFIRMED FUEL PUMP WAS ON.  AS THE PILOT LOWERED THE AIRCRAFT'S NOSE, THE AIRCRAFT MADE A SLIGHT LEFT TURN.  PARTIAL ENGINE POWER CAME BACK INTERMITTENTLY AT 50 FEET. PILOT MANAGED TO AVOID HANGARS AS THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED GROUND IN 30 DEGREE LEFT BANK AND NEARLY FLAT. AIRCRAFT SLID FLAT INTO JET A FUEL TRUCK PARKED AT EAST END OF THE RAMP.  NEITHER AIRCRAFT NOR FUEL TRUCK CAUGHT ON FIRE.  AIRCRAFT DESTROYED; PILOT HAD EXTENSIVE BUT SURVIVABLE INJURIES.

## 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 ERA23LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA124), Feb 6, 2023: Canton Paul A RV-6 (N330PC), Milton, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The incorrect installation of the fuel pickups, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. Contributing was the lack of documentation of the airplane’s unusable fuel.

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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