Van's RV6 C-FTUO

Summary

On 2 June 2016 at about 13:50 local time, a Van's RV6 registered C-FTUO was involved in an accident near St-Mathieu-De-Beloeil, Canada. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

2 June 2016 at 13:50

Classification

Accident

Location

St-Mathieu-De-Beloeil, Canada

Nearest airport

St-Mathieu-De-Beloeil (CSB3)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Van's RV6

Registration

C-FTUO

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

St-Mathieu-De-B → St-Mathieu-De-B

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

NTSB number

CEN16WA237

1 person died.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On June 28, 2016, about 1350 Universal Coordinated Time (UTC), a Vans RV6, C-TFUO, impacted terrain at St-Mathieu-De-Beloeil (CSB3), Quebec, Canada. The pilot, the sole occupant on board, was fatally injured. The airplane was substantially destroyed. The airplane was registered to and operated by a private individual as a personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident, and no flight plan had been filed. The local flight was originating at the time of the accident. Canadian officials said the airplane took off from Runway 15 for a local flight in the area. On initial climb, a loud bang was heard and the airplane was observed in a descent. The airplane collided with level terrain in a field approximately 1000 feet from the end of the runway before coming to a stop 220 feet beyond the initial impact. A post impact fire ensued. The accident is under the jurisdiction and control of the Canadian government. This report is for information purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the Canadian government. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Transportation Safety Board Canada, Place du Centre, 4eme etage, 4th Floor, Gatineau, Quebec, Canada K1A 1K8.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.