WPR27FA033

NTSB accident investigation · Stewart Daniel E RV-6 · Como, MT · November 4, 2026

Accident · FatalClass 3 · FieldInvestigation open
Date
November 4, 2026, 15:15 local (22:15 UTC)
Place
Como, MT
Injuries
1 fatal
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N691DSStewart Daniel E RV-6
Defining event
Initial climb: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)
Status
Investigation ongoing
Investigation class
Class 3
NTSB office
Western Pacific Region
Case key
204130

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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.

Aircraft

Registration
N691DS
Reported as
Stewart Daniel E RV-6
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Registered owner
Nelson Travis K

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