Amateur-built VANS RV-6 accident near Carthage, Missouri, August 1, 1994
On August 1, 1994 at about 6:00 pm local time, a amateur-built VANS RV-6, registered N29PT, was substantially damaged in an accident near Carthage, Missouri (Meyers Park Airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
failure of the pilot to maintain directional control during landing and unsuitable terrain encountered during the landing roll.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- August 1, 1994 · about 6:00 pm local time
- Place
- Carthage, Missouri · Meyers Park Airport · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Amateur-built VANS RV-6
- Registration
- N29PT · no longer on the register · serial 20033
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED ON LANDING AT THE MEYERS AIR PARK, CARTHAGE, MISSOURI. THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND THE AIRPLANE LANDED IN THE GRASS PARALLEL TO THE RUNWAY. DURING LANDING ROLL, IN THE GRASS, THE AIRPLANE ENCOUNTERED AN AREA WHICH HAD BEEN PLOWED, AND NOSED OVER.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: single-engine land; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 2,468 hours in all; 320 in this make and model; 50 in the last 90 days; 24 in the last 30 days; 2,300 as pilot in command; 1,217 on instruments
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 300 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, December 15, 1993; 50 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,800 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-360-A1A (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: OSH Oshkosh WI at 3:00 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 21, 3,120 ft by 50 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 180° at 12 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 7,000 ft; not recorded
- Temperature: 86°F (30°C), dew point 66°F (19°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 5:50 pm from JLN, 10 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N29PT the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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