# Accident 19941019035169A: Amtr RV6, Bridgeport, CA, October 19, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 19, 1994, 09:40 local time
- Place: Bridgeport, CA
- Airport: Bryant Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5790° N, 118.8391° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5790&lon=-118.8391&mi=10
- Aircraft: N93SJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N93SJ-2013-05-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hallam Stan RV6 (registry code 05620VW, https://openairdocs.org/model/hallam-stan-rv6) (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 O360A2F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX95LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA013) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941019035169A

## Narrative

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

FAILED ARREST HIGH SINK RATE ON FINAL. IMPACTED SHORT OF RUNWAY.

## 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 LAX95LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA013), Oct 19, 1994: Stan G. Hallam RV-6 (N93SJ), Bridgeport, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's poorly planned approach, his failure to maintain the proper airspeed and descent rate, and his failure to perform the necessary remedial action.

## Other reports on N93SJ (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19970906044009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970906044009A), Sep 6, 1997: Amtr RV6 (N93SJ), Woodlake, CA, Destroyed. Exhaust fuel enroute to fueling stop. Landed in orange grove. Tanks contained no usable fuel.

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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