# Accident 20231205019939A: Majors RV6A, Fordyce, AR, December 5, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 5, 2023, 18:00 local time
- Place: Fordyce, AR
- Airport: Fordyce Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8422° N, 92.3702° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8422&lon=-92.3702&mi=10
- Aircraft: N600VS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N600VS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Majors RV6A (registry code 056204J, https://openairdocs.org/model/majors-rv6a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Subaru ALL MDLS A/B (registry code 59050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/subaru-all-mdls-a-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAJORS RV6A
- Reported engine: SUBARU EJ25
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 8,300 total, 1 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN24LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA056) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231205019939A

## Narrative

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

ON 12/5/2023 THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN TRANSIT FROM DURANT, OK (DUA) TO CLEVELAND, MS (RNV) WITH TWO PILOTS ONBOARD, CRUISING AT 7500’. THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO EXPERIENCE A LOSS OF POWER AND AIRSPEED. IT THEN DEVELOPED ERRATIC ENGINE PERFORMANCE. THE SYMPTOMS INDICATED FUEL STARVATION, BUT THE INSTRUMENTS SHOWED OVER 50% CAPACITY IN BOTH TANKS. REMEDIAL STEPS TAKEN WERE TO SWITCH TANKS AND TURN ON BOTH FUEL PUMPS BUT WITH NO IMPROVEMENT OF PERFORMANCE. THE PILOTS DECIDED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT AT FORDYCE, AR (5M4). STEPS WERE TAKEN TO SHUT OFF THE ENGINE TO LAND WITHOUT POWER, BUT THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN. ON FINAL APPROACH THE ELECTRIC FLAPS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE AIRCRAFT “FLOATED LONG” USING UP MOST OF THE RUNWAY BEFORE TOUCHING DOWN. ON ROLL OUT, THE AIRCRAFT LEFT THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND ENTERED THE FIELD AT THE END. APPROXIMATELY 80 YARDS FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY, THE NOSE GEAR DUG INTO THE SOIL AND COLLAPSED. THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER ON IT’S BACK, ENDING UP 100 YARDS FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT IN CHARGE RECEIVED A HEAD LACERATION AND MINOR SPINAL 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 CEN24LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA056), Dec 5, 2023: Vans RV6 (N600VS), Fordyce, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to attain a proper touchdown point following an unidentified electrical system failure and subsequent partial loss of engine power, which resulted in a runway overrun and impact…

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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