# Accident 19930905032909A: Amtr RV6, Salmon, ID, September 5, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 1993, 09:30 local time
- Place: Salmon, ID
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.9993° N, 113.8595° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9993&lon=-113.8595&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16JL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16JL-1997-02-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Westholm Avia RV-6 (registry code 05608TB, https://openairdocs.org/model/westholm-avia-rv-6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RV6
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,500 total, 9 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA93LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA192) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930905032909A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. STRUCK FENCE LANDING. GASCOLATOR DRAIN WAS OPEN. PILOT UNAWARE DRAIN COULD REMAIN OPEN.

## 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 SEA93LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA192), Sep 5, 1993: Westholm Vans RV-6 (N16JL), Salmon, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING/PREPARATION BY THE PIC IN HIS FAILURE TO CLOSE THE FUEL DRAIN VALVE. A FACTOR RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE FENCE POST LOCATED IN THE LANDING AREA.

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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