# Accident 19940616015459A: Amtr RV6A, Crowheart, WY, June 16, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 1994, 18:00 local time
- Place: Crowheart, WY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.3106° N, 109.1900° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3106&lon=-109.1900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48TS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48TS-1994-11-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schell Timothy N VANS ACFT RV-6A (registry code 05622EV, https://openairdocs.org/model/schell-timothy-n-vans-acft-rv-6a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RV6A
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA94LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA150) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940616015459A

## Narrative

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

SIGHTSEEING FLIGHT IN MOUNTAINS. STRONG DOWNDRAFT SLAMMED AIRCRAFT INTO GROUND.

## 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 SEA94LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA150), Jun 17, 1994: Schell RV-6A (N48TS), Crowheart, WY, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ALTITUDE. A FACTOR WAS DOWNDRAFT 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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