# Accident 19950128000909A: Amtr RV6, Zellwood, FL, January 28, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 28, 1995, 12:05 local time
- Place: Zellwood, FL
- Airport: Bob White Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.7305° N, 81.5997° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.7305&lon=-81.5997&mi=10
- Aircraft: N109DB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N109DB-2018-01-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beebe Dale G RV-6 (registry code 05608JQ, https://openairdocs.org/model/beebe-dale-g-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 O360A4A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 461 total, 129 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA95LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95LA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950128000909A

## Narrative

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

CANOPY OPENED ON TAKEOFF. REDUCED POWER. ATTEMPTED CLOSE CANOPY. LOST CONTROL. STRUCK TREES.

## 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 MIA95LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95LA064), Jan 28, 1995: Beebe, Dale G. RV-6 (N109DB), Zellwood, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISION BY THE PILOT TO ABORT TAKEOFF WITH INSUFFICIENT RUNWAY REMAINING.

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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