# NTSB Accident MIA05LA021
> **J.D. Calhoun, Inc. Vans ACFT RV6A** · 2004-11-03 · Weirsdale, FL, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA05LA021
- **Event ID:** 20041110X01799
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2004-11-03
- **Location:** Weirsdale, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 28.948888, -81.893058
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** J.D. Calhoun, Inc.
- **Model:** Vans ACFT RV6A
- **Registration:** N955DC
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## 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.

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