Cryder RV-6 N607DC
30 September 1993 · Ely, Nevada, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 30 September 1993 at about 17:45 local time, a Cryder RV-6 registered N607DC, operated by Oris D. Cryder, was involved in an accident near Ely, Nevada, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 17:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Ely, Nevada, United States
- Nearest airport
- Ely Airport (Yelland Fld) (ELY)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cryder RV-6
- Registration
- N607DC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Oris D. Cryder
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Wickenberg
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX93LA372
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
the pilot's failure to maintain directional control of his conventional gear airplane after the failure of a main landing gear tire.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that during the ground roll portion of takeoff the left main landing gear tire blew out. The pilot aborted the takeoff by reducing engine power. The airplane veered off the runway, entered a gravel area, and collided with a runway sign. The runway was 5998 feet long by 150 feet wide.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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