Devyn Reiley, 30, who held a private pilot certificate with an instrument rating, died along with her passenger in a T-6 crash on the final day of EAA AirVenture in 2023. [Courtesy: Devyn Reiley/Facebook]
Key Takeaways:
The NTSB determined that an inadvertent aerodynamic stall/spin caused the fatal AT-6D Texan accident at EAA AirVenture 2023, which resulted in the deaths of pilot Devyn Reiley and a passenger.
The accident occurred over Lake Winnebago after the aircraft, while performing turns, experienced a diminished speed and a 1.8 G load, leading to an accelerated stall and an unrecoverable flat spin.
Investigators found no pre-impact mechanical issues with the aircraft wreckage that would have prevented normal operation, supporting the aerodynamic cause.
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is citing an inadvertent aerodynamic stall/spin as the cause of the accident resulting in the deaths of the pilot and passenger of an AT-6D Texan during EAA AirVenture 2023.
The accident in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, happened the morning of July 29 over Lake Winnebago.
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Meg Godlewski has been an aviation journalist for more than 24 years and a CFI for more than 20 years. If she is not flying or teaching aviation, she is writing about it. Meg is a founding member of the Pilot Proficiency Center at EAA AirVenture and excels at the application of simulation technology to flatten the learning curve. Follow Meg on Twitter @2Lewski.
