ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 73835
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| Date: | Sunday 4 April 2010 |
| Time: | 12:57 |
| Type: |  Van's RV-6 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N4024K |
| MSN: | 25898 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 620 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-B3B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lake Balmorhea, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Unknown, |
| Unknown, | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was enroute to an unknown destination and was overflying a lake. The airplane was observed flying from the west at a low altitude and slow airspeed before beginning a left-hand turn toward the north. Witnesses observed the airplane descend in the left turn until the left wing tip contacted the water; the airplane subsequently impacted the lake. The airplane's right wing was not recovered from the lake. All other flight control surfaces and the engine were recovered and examined. No preimpact anomalies were detected with the airframe or the engine.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the lake while maneuvering at low altitude.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Location
Images:
Photo: NTSB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Apr-2010 03:13 | RobertMB | Added |
| 15-Jul-2010 12:26 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Source] |
| 24-Sep-2011 03:55 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Source] |
| 14-Nov-2011 00:47 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 25-Mar-2017 20:57 | junior sjc | Updated [Location, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 26-Nov-2017 16:35 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
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