# NTSB CEN19WA027: Vans (EX) RV-6, Meraaker, Norway, November 7, 2018

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: November 7, 2018
- Place: Meraaker, Norway
- Coordinates: 63.366943, 11.816666
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.3669&lon=11.8167&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Unknown: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 98619
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN19WA027
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/98619/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19WA027

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Unknown: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,703 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000/sequence.md)

## 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: Vans (EX) RV-6 (Undesignat)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number: 21149
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Registered owner: Torgnes

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.

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