# Accident 19930930037149A: Amtr RV6, Ely, NV, September 30, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 1993, 10:45 local time
- Place: Ely, NV
- Airport: Ely Airport - Yelland Fld
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2997° N, 114.8419° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ELY/YELLAND FLD (ELY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2997&lon=-114.8419&mi=10
- Aircraft: N607DC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N607DC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cryder Oris D RV 6 (registry code 056089T, https://openairdocs.org/model/cryder-oris-d-rv-6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RV6
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 667 total, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93LA372](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA372) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930930037149A

## Narrative

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

BLEW A TIRE ON TAKEOFF ROLL. ABORTED AND LOST CONTROL. VEERED OFF RUNWAY INTO GRAVEL. COLLIDED WITH RUNWAY SIGN.

## 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 LAX93LA372](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA372), Sep 30, 1993: Cryder RV-6 (N607DC), Ely, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control of his conventional gear airplane after the failure of a main landing gear tire.

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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