NTSB CAROL · Event
Event DEN93LA028
Registry · N16CB
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
VAN'S AIRCRAFT RV7A
Year of manufacture
2018
Engine
LYCOMING IO-360-B1B (180 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
20181225
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A0EF89
Registrant of record
BOECHER CARL A
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Probable cause & findings
FAILURE BY THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. A FACTOR WAS: LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN TYPE OF AIRCRAFT.
Factual narrative
DURING A CROSSWIND APPROACH, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO DRIFT AND THE PILOT ELECTED TO GO AROUND. ON THE GO AROUND, THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED OFF THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND STRUCK THE AIRPORT WIND INSTRUMENTS. AS A RESULT OF THIS IMPACT, THE AIRCRAFT WAS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AND THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. DURING LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE AND GROUND LOOPED. THE PILOT HAD 18 HOURS EXPERIENCE IN AIRCRAFT MAKE AND MODEL. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1993_DEN93LA028.txt.
Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb.
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