# Accident 19960617014179A: Amtr RV3, Houston, TX, June 17, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 1996, 09:27 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: William P Hobby Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.6500° N, 95.2792° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6500&lon=-95.2792&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41HR (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RV3
- Reported engine: CONT IO360A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,596 total, 50 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96LA252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA252) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960617014179A

## Narrative

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

FIRE UNDER FEET ON LANDING ROLL. BAILED OUT. FUEL LINE TOO CLOSE TO EXHAUST OVERHEATED. PRIOR HARD LANDING DAMAGE. (-23) AFTER LANDING AND WHILE STILL ON THE RUNWAY THE AIRCRAFT CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED.

## 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 FTW96LA252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA252), Jun 17, 1996: Harmon RV-3 Rocket (N41HR), Houston, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: The improper installation of the fuel line with insufficient clearance from the exhaust system, resulting in a hole being burned into the fuel line.

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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