# NTSB Accident DEN06CA117
> **Gordon Vans RV-6** · 2006-08-24 · Erie, CO, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN06CA117
- **Event ID:** 20060918X01356
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2006-08-24
- **Location:** Erie, CO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.613609, -105.034721
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Gordon
- **Model:** Vans RV-6
- **Registration:** N442E
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll. Contributing to the accident was the crosswind.

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