# NTSB CEN25LA327: Marshall Allen L RV6A, N692AC, Centerview, MO, August 19, 2025

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report
- Date: August 19, 2025, 16:40 local (21:40 UTC)
- Place: Centerview, MO
- Coordinates: 38.78, -93.8 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7800&lon=-93.8000&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 3
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Parties: Federal Aviation Administration, Kansas City FSDO
- NTSB case key (mKey): 200826
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN25LA327
- NTSB preliminary report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/200826/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA327

## Preliminary report

On August 19, 2025, at 1640 central daylight time, a Vans RV-6A airplane, N692AC, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Centerview, Missouri. The commercial pilot sustained minor injuries and the passenger was uninjured. The airplane was operated under Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations as a Part 91 personal flight. The pilot stated there were no issues with the engine runup prior to the accident flight. He stated that this was his first flight in the make and model of accident airplane which was to familiarize himself with the airplane. After performing several maneuvers at 4,500 ft msl, he began to fly towards Skyhaven Airport (RCM), Warrensburg, Missouri. He said the engine sounded normal, but it was not producing power. He planned on continuing the flight to RCM where he now planned on performing a magneto check and to “recheck the engine.” About 3 miles from RCM, he performed the before landing checklist, changed the fuel tank selection, turned the fuel pump on, and confirmed the fuel mixture control was in the rich position. He reduced the throttle control about ¼ inches, heard a “slight pop,” and the engine lost power. He then changed the fuel tank selection, confirmed the fuel pump was on, and adjusted the engine throttle control, but was unable to regain engine power. He then changed fuel tank selection to the right fuel tank, added wing flaps, and performed a forced landing to a cornfield. He stated that the airplane, which was not equipped with a stall warning system, stalled above the corn during landing, and the airplane impacted the ground. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage. The airplane was retained for examination.

## Sequence of events

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

- [Enroute: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341) (defining event); cases with it: [Marshall Allen L RV6A, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md?model=056319G), [All aircraft, 3,820 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N692AC](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N692AC), registered now, S/N 24350, built 2012 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MARSHALL ALLEN L RV6A
- Registry model: [Marshall Allen L RV6A](https://openairdocs.org/model/marshall-allen-l-rv6a) (registry code 056319G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O-320-D2J](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-d2j) (registry code 41595, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number: 24350
- Year built: 2012
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special)
- Destination: RCM, Warrensburg, MO
- Airport: RCM, Skyhaven Airport

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 330° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 91 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter: 30.01 inHg
- Observed at: RCM, 2.3 nm away

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 20250819021689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250819021689A), Aug 19, 2025: Marshall Allen L RV6A, Centerview, MO, Substantial damage. This was a familiarization flight for the pilot in command (PIC) to become familier with the RV-6 aircraft. While configuring the aircraft for landing at the…

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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