Accident · 2006-03-13

NTSB case ATL06LA052 · E Newton Newton RV-6A · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2006-03-13
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Minor injury
Aircraft: E Newton Newton RV-6A (N57ME)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: Steve Allen Vanhoy Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): Steve Allen Vanhoy

Probable cause

The collapse of the nose landing gear for undetermined reasons, which resulted in a nose over.

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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