# Accident 19951007031409A: Amtr RV6, Hillsboro, OR, October 7, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 1995, 14:45 local time
- Place: Hillsboro, OR
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.6705° N, 123.0196° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6705&lon=-123.0196&mi=10
- Aircraft: N96VA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N96VA-2000-08-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Vans RV-6T (registry code 05625FF, https://openairdocs.org/model/vans-rv-6t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RV6
- Reported engine: LYC O320D1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 489 total, 339 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA96LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA004) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951007031409A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON APPROACH TO AIRPARK. HAD RUN A FUEL TANK DRY. STRUCK BUSHES. TANK WAS EMPTY. INDICTOR WAS FAULTY.

## 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 SEA96LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA004), Oct 7, 1995: Vans RV-6T (N96VA), North Plains, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: Fuel starvation due to the failure of the left tank fuel quantity sending unit which resulted in a false indication of fuel quantity. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

## Other reports on N96VA (1)

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

- [Accident 20000402004689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000402004689A), Apr 2, 2000: N96VA, Pettigrew, AR, No damage, 2 fatal. Aircraft impacted tree estimated 60 ft up, left wing separated. Impacted ground 146 ft. from tree inverted. Aircraft flipped over again, went 52 ft. then…

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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