N6VR (Green Thomas Jefferson RV-6) — routes, history & safety record

Registrations are reused: the FAA register shows one earlier aircraft with this mark, the last registration cancelled on May 2, 1989.

Register facts: FAA Aircraft Registry (Releasable Aircraft Database) (open data).

We’re still collecting data for this aircraft. Routes appear once we’ve seen it fly enough times.

Safety history

No recorded accidents or incidents for this aircraft in FlightFinder’s database.

Earlier aircraft with this registration

Registrations are reused. These records predate the airframe built in 1991 and belong to earlier aircraft that carried N6VR.

July 19, 1986Accident
WITNESSES REPORTED A NORMAL TAKEOFF AND CLIMB WAS MADE TO AN ALT OF APRX 400 FT AGL AT WHICH TIME ENG PWR CEASED/ DECREASED. THE RT WING THEN DROPPED, THE NOSE AND LT WING ROSE AND THE ACFT ENTERED A NEAR VERTICAL DESCENT TO GROUND IMPACT. POST ACCIDENT EXAM OF THE ENGS AND TURBOCHARGERS FAILED TO DISCLOSE ANY PRE-IMPACT FAILURES.
Cessna 421 · 4 fatalities
Occurrence #1: loss of control - in flight Phase of operation: takeoff - initial climb Findings 1. (c) propeller - reduced - pilot in command 2. (c) improper transition/upgrade training - pilot in command 3. (f) lack of recent experience in type of aircraft - pilot in command 4. Full accident record