CEN19WA027

NTSB accident investigation · Vans (EX) RV-6 · Meraaker, Norway · November 7, 2018

Accident · FatalForeign investigation
Date
November 7, 2018
Place
Meraaker, Norway
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Unknown
Aircraft
LN-AALVans (EX) RV-6
Defining event
Unknown: Unknown or undetermined
NTSB office
Central Region
Lead agency
Other
Case key
98619

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Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.

Factual narrative

On November 7, 2018, about 1410 hours central European standard time, a Vans RV-6 airplane, Norwegian registration LN-AAL, impacted terrain under unknown circumstances near Meråker, Norway. The pilot and passenger were fatally injured. The flight departed from the Værnes Airport (ENVA), Trondheim, Norway. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Accident Investigation Board Norway (AIBN). This report is for informational purposes and contains only information released by or obtained from the government of Norway. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Accident Investigation Board Norway P. O. Box 213 N-2001 Lillestrøm Norway Tel: + 47 63 89 63 00 Website: http://www.aibn.no Email: post@aibn.no

Aircraft

Registration
LN-AAL
Reported as
Vans (EX) RV-6 (Undesignat)
Category
Airplane, amateur-built
Serial number
21149
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Non-U.S., non-commercial
Registered owner
Torgnes