# Accident 19951031049619A: Amtr VANSRV6, Monticello, NY, October 31, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 31, 1995, 15:21 local time
- Place: Monticello, NY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6500° N, 74.6807° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6500&lon=-74.6807&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9234B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9234B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bischoff Otto M VANS RV-6 (registry code 05624CW, https://openairdocs.org/model/bischoff-otto-m-vans-rv-6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR VANSRV6
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC96LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA021) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951031049619A

## Narrative

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

(-16) PILOT DOING TOUCH AND GOES. TAKE OFF, AIRCRAFT REACHED APPROXIMATELY FOUR HUNDRED FEET (400 FT) ALTITUDE, ENGINE LOST POWER AND STOPPED. PILOT ACCOMPLISHED LEFT BANK AND ATTEMPTED A LANDING ON HIGHWAY. LEFT WING STRUCK TREE CAUSING WING TO SHEAR APPROXIMATELY FOUR FEET (4 FT.) FROM POINT OF IMPACT TO LEFT WING TIP. AIRCRAFT ROLLED AND STRUCK GROUND APPROXIMATELY ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE FEET (125 FT.) FROM IMPACT OF TREE INVERTED. LYCOMING ENGINE CORP. WILL INVESTIGATE CAUSE OF ENGINE FAILURE. 11/16/95 - TEXTRON LYCOMING INSPECTION OF 0320 ENGINE SHOWED NO INTERNAL OR COMPONENT FAILURE. WAITING REPORT FROM TEXTRON LYCOMING. IT WAS NOTED THE LACK OF FUEL IN SYSTEM.

## 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 NYC96LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA021), Oct 31, 1995: Bischoff VAN RV-6 (N9234B), Monticello, NY, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot's improper inflight decision to continue flight without sufficient fuel, which resulted in a loss of power due to fuel exhaustion.

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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