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Wonder RV-6 N443MW

27 July 1997 · Franktown, Colorado, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 27 July 1997 at about 16:00 local time, a Wonder RV-6 registered N443MW was involved in an accident near Franktown, Colorado, United States. One person was 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 16:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Franktown, Colorado, United States
Nearest airport
Kostroski (43CO)
Coordinates
39.3803, -104.7493
Aircraft
Wonder RV-6
Registration
N443MW
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Englewood → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
FTW97LA283

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

the pilot's failure to maintain control of the aircraft during landing roll. A factor was the uneven runway surface.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

During landing roll, at a private grass air strip, a bump was encountered and the nose of the aircraft pitched down. The aircraft nosed over and came to rest inverted causing damage to the right wing and vertical stabilizer.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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