2011 Vans RV-6 Crash in Taylorsville, Georgia (N262MA)

Accident Overview and Flight Details On November 1, 2011, at approximately 1642 eastern daylight time, an experimental amateur-built Vans RV-6, registration N262MA, was substantially damaged after impacting terrain in Taylorsville, Georgia. The aircraft was operated by a private individual and was en route from Mount Sterling-Montgomery County Airport (IOB) in Kentucky to Weedon Field Airport (EUF) in Alabama. The flight departed IOB at approximately 1500 under 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed. The 70-year-old pilot, who held a private pilot certificate, was fatally injured in the accident. According to the pilot's son, the aircraft was being relocated from its summer base at Hendricks Field (NK16) in Gouverneur, New York, to Eufaula, Alabama, for the winter. The pilot maintained a residence in the Eufaula area. FAA records indicated the flight was receiving visual flight rules flight advisories. At 1633, the pilot contacted the Atlanta Approach Control Satellite-F sector at an altitude of 6,500 feet MSL. The pilot was provided an altimeter setting and instructed to remain clear of Atlanta Class B airspace, which he acknowledged. No further communications were received. Radar data showed the aircraft continued tracking southwest and gradually climbed to approximately 7,100 feet before radar contact was lost at 1642. A witness near the accident site reported hearing a loud engine noise and observing the aircraft in a steep, nose-down dive that was not spinning. The aircraft struck the ground with debris scattering, and no smoke or fire was observed before or after impact. The witness described the weather as clear and sunny.