# Accident 20240130003639A: Swanson R/Swanson S RV-6, Concord, CA, January 30, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 30, 2024, 10:28 local time
- Place: Concord, CA
- Airport: Buchanan Field Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9778° N, 122.0612° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9778&lon=-122.0612&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30AK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N30AK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Swanson R/Swanson S RV-6 (registry code 05603OY, https://openairdocs.org/model/swanson-r-swanson-s-rv-6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWANSON R/SWANSON S RV-6
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR24FA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24FA080) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240130003639A

## Narrative

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

ON JANUARY 30, 2024, AT APPROXIMATELY 10:28 AM, AN EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT VAN’S AIRCRAFT RV-6, CRASHED APPROXIMATELY ½ MILE SOUTH OF BUCHANAN FIELD AIRPORT (CCR), NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF CONCORD AVENUE AND DIAMOND BOULEVARD UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES. THE AIRCRAFT HAD JUST DEPARTED IN A SOUTHERN DIRECTION WHEN THE CRASH OCCURRED. THE AIRCRAFT HAD 1 SOLE ONBOARD WHO SUSTAINED FATAL INJURY. SURVEILLANCE VIDEO FOOTAGE OBTAINED FROM A CAR DEALERSHIP WITH DIRECT LINE OF SIGHT OF THE CRASH SCENE SHOW THE AIRCRAFT IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED IMPACTING A STREET JUST MISSING MOVING CARS. VIDEO DEPICTS AN UNDETERMINED AMOUNT OF FUEL SPRAY AT IMPACT BUT NO POST-CRASH FIRE. ONE VEHICLE WAS STRUCK WITH A GLANCING IMPACT TO THE FRONT RIGHT PASSENGER SIDE, AND THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED A MINOR LEG INJURY AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL.

THIS ACCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO THE OAKLAND FSDO INITIALLY TELEPHONICALLY BY A WITNESS OF THE EVENT. OUR FAA IIC WHO WAS AT CCR FOR UNRELATED BUSINESS CONTACTED THE ROC THEN PROCEEDED TO THE ACCIDENT SCENE. 911 EMERGENCY SERVICES WERE ALERTED AND ALREADY ON SCENE WHEN THE FAA IIC SHOWED UP. A WITNESS REPORTED THEY HEARD THE ENGINE STOP, RESTART, AND STOP AGAIN BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND NOSED INTO THE GROUND. FIRST RESPONDERS ON SCENE INCLUDED THE CONCORD PD AND CONCORD FD.

THESE ARE SEQUENCE OF EVENTS THAT CAN BE RECALLED FROM THE TIME OF THE EVENT.

THE LEVEL OF INJURY TO THE PASSENGER IN THE CAR WAS AT LEAST OF MINOR CIRCUMSTANCES.  IF ANY FURTHER UPDATES TO THE PASSENGER ARISE, AN AMENDMENT WILL BE CREATED.

## 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 WPR24FA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24FA080), Jan 30, 2024: Swanson R/Swanson S RV-6 (N30AK), Concord, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power during takeoff due to a separated fuel line and the pilot’s subsequent failure to maintain control of the airplane. Contributing to the accident were the pilot's medical…

## Other reports on N30AK (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20140603014039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140603014039I), Jun 3, 2014: Swanson R/Swanson S RV-6 (N30AK), Concord, CA, No damage. While performing pattern work, engine quit due to fuel exhaustion. This resulted in a declared emergency with a high speed no flap landing. Aircraft landed on…

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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