Fatal aviation accident: J.D. Calhoun, Inc. Vans ACFT RV6A near Weirsdale (2004-11-03)
Probable cause: Failure of the nose landing gear for undetermined reasons, resulting in the airplane nosing over during the landing roll, and the pilot's decision to operate the airplane with known deficiencies in the nose landing gear. A factor contributing to the fatality in the accident was the pilot/builder's failure to adequately attach key structural members of the cockpit area, resulting in the collapse of the protective structure around the cockpit and canopy during the nose over.