Braunschmidt RV-6A N160BM
9 June 2003 · Tea, South Dakota, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 9 June 2003 at about 22:30 local time, a Braunschmidt RV-6A registered N160BM was involved in an accident near Tea, South Dakota, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. 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 22:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Tea, South Dakota, United States
- Nearest airport
- Private Airstrip (PVT)
- Coordinates
- 43.4391, -96.8308
- Aircraft
- Braunschmidt RV-6A
- Registration
- N160BM
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Tea → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI03LA154
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons and the unsuitable terrain for landing encountered. Contributing factors to this accident were the crop and the collapse of the nose landing gear strut.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airplane nosed over during a forced landing to a cornfield following a loss of engine power on takeoff. The pilot reported the airplane had climbed to about 50 feet above ground level when the engine lost power. The pilot indicated he subsequently increased the throttle to full and the mixture to full rich. The pilot stated the airplane landed in a cornfield on its main landing gear first, followed by its nose landing gear, and subsequently nosed over. The pilot indicated he was buckled into his seat and was hanging upside down after impact. A post-accident inspection of the airplane revealed no pre-existing anomalies of the airplane's fuel and ignition systems. Engine continuity was confirmed and all cylinders exhibited compression. The propeller did not exhibit leading edge damage or chordwise scratching. There were no indications of propeller slashes or propeller strikes found at the accident site.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 May 2003 | Piper PA-22-160 | Pierre, South Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Aug 2003 | Cessna 650 | Rapid City, South Dakota, United States | Three Angels Broadcasting Network | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 2003 | Air & Space 18A | South Shore, South Dakota, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 Jul 2003 | Ullrich AURIGA FT | Aberdeen, South Dakota, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 28 Jul 2003 | Champion 7GCBC | Buffalo, South Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Dec 2003 | Clement-Kazmierczak SORRELL SNS-7 | Highmore, South Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |