---------------------------------------------------------- RV6-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Mon 07/26/04: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 04:35 PM - Calhoun/Accident (Mike Comeaux) 2. 05:40 PM - Re: Calhoun/Accident (Jerry Calvert) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 04:35:08 PM PST US From: "Mike Comeaux" Subject: RV6-List: Calhoun/Accident --> RV6-List message posted by: "Mike Comeaux" Anyone on list know what happened to Ron Calhoun / RV6 Accident / Texas Area ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 05:40:12 PM PST US From: "Jerry Calvert" Subject: Re: RV6-List: Calhoun/Accident --> RV6-List message posted by: "Jerry Calvert" NTSB Identification: FTW04LA189 14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation Accident occurred Sunday, July 18, 2004 in Latexo, TX Aircraft: Calhoun RV-4, registration: N996NC Injuries: 1 Serious. This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed. On July 18, 2004, at 1351 central daylight time, a Calhoun RV-4 single-engine homebuilt airplane, N996NC, was destroyed when it impacted terrain following a loss of control just after take-off from Bruner Airport (8TS3), near Latexo, Texas. The private pilot, sole occupant of the airplane, was seriously injured. The airplane was registered to and operated by the pilot. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a flight plan was not filed for the 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The local flight was originating at the time of the accident. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector, who responded to the accident site, stated that just after take-off from runway 17 (a 2,500 feet long by 50 feet wide turf runway), the airplane entered a "stall/spin situation," and that the left wing dipped and hit the ground first. Then the airplane "pivoted" on the left wing and traveled approximately 150 feet before coming to rest in the upright position, facing approximately 280 degrees. Examination by the FAA inspector, revealed that the left wing was wrinkled and the left main spar was bent. The right wing was wrinkled. The left wing fuel tank exhibited signs that the fuel had spilled out, and the right wing fuel tank was seeping out fuel. The fuselage was folded at the cockpit, and cocked to the left approximately 12 degrees Jerry Calvert RV6 N296JC Do not archive ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Comeaux" Subject: RV6-List: Calhoun/Accident > --> RV6-List message posted by: "Mike Comeaux" > > Anyone on list know what happened to Ron Calhoun / RV6 Accident / Texas Area > >