# Accident 19960614013989A: Amtr RV6, Inyokern, CA, June 14, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 1996, 15:00 local time
- Place: Inyokern, CA
- Airport: Inyokern Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8802° N, 118.1506° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8802&lon=-118.1506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43BL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43BL-2013-10-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lapee Robert E RV6 (registry code 05623ZC, https://openairdocs.org/model/lapee-robert-e-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 O360A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 160 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96LA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA231) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960614013989A

## Narrative

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

STALLED IN STEEP TURN TO FINAL LANDING. HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE AND NEAR VERTICAL BANK WERE FACTORS.

## 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 LAX96LA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA231), Jun 14, 1996: Vans RV6 (N43BL), Inyokern, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain control of his airplane and stalled while intentionally performing a low altitude maneuver on base leg in a high density altitude environment.

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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