N642LT is a 2019 Vans Aircraft RV-6. It is a fixed-wing single-engine aircraft with 2 seats, powered by a Mattituck TMX IO-360 rated at 180 horsepower. The registration is active, with the registrant based in Broad Brook, CT. Its experimental airworthiness certificate was issued in Jul 2019. It has been registered to its current owner since Jun 2017. This page also carries 1 NTSB event.
- 7 years old
- 1 of 539 Vans Aircraft RV-6
2019
2017
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According to the pilot, the approach to the runway was very stable. He performed a wheel landing in the tailwheel equipped airplane and touched down on runway 20 just past the numbers on the centerline. Before the tailwheel settled onto the runway, a gust of wind struck the airplane. The pilot corrected the airplane, but another “stronger” gust struck the airplane again resulting in the airplane veering off the right side of the runway. The airplane impacted the snow in the grass area between the runway and taxiway and came to rest inverted, resulting in substantial damage to the vertical stabilizer. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The winds reported at an airport 7 miles to the north of the accident location were from 240° at 9 knots.
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