Accident · 2006-07-24

NTSB case ATL06LA110 · Arter RV6 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2006-07-24
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Fatal injury
Aircraft: Arter RV6 (N112WA)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed while maneuvering resulting in an inadvertent stall and collision with trees and the ground. Factor in the accident were the pilot's ostentatious display and impairment due to alcohol.

Source: NTSB case ATL06LA110

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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