# Accident 19930505012289A: Amtr RV6, Trinity, CA, May 5, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 1993, 14:00 local time
- Place: Trinity, CA
- Airport: Trinity Center Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0505° N, 122.7806° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0505&lon=-122.7806&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15TP (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RV6
- Reported engine: LYC O320E3D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 451 total, 80 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93LA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA201) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930505012289A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT STATED HE LIFTED OFF TOO SOON. CAUGHT A WIND GUST AFTER LIFTOFF. DRIFTED OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY. HIT BRUSH.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX93LA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA201), May 5, 1993: T.R. Bristol RV-6 (N15TP), Trinity Center, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT FAILURE TO OBTAIN ENOUGH AIRSPEED FOR TAKEOFF WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL, AND HIS FAILURE TO COMPENSATE FOR THE CROSSWIND CONDITIONS.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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