# Accident 19961114035759A: Amtr RV6, Cottonwood, AZ, November 14, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 14, 1996, 10:40 local time
- Place: Cottonwood, AZ
- Airport: Cottonwood Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7301° N, 112.0351° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at COTTONWOOD (P52), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7301&lon=-112.0351&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12033, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12033) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Moody Wallace W RV-6 (registry code 056025R, https://openairdocs.org/model/moody-wallace-w-rv-6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RV6
- Reported engine: LYC O320E3D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 247 total, 51 in this make and model, 51 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX97LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA040) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961114035759A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER IN PATTERN. IMPACT SHORT OF RUNWAY. NO ANOMALIES. SERIOUS CARB ICE CONDITIONS.

## 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 LAX97LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA040), Nov 14, 1996: Moody RV-6 (N12033), Cottonwood, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: loss of engine power for undetermined reason(s).

## Other reports on N12033 (1)

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

- [Accident 20190923018259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190923018259A), Sep 23, 2019: Moody Wallace W RV-6 (N12033), Mulberry, FL, Destroyed. During the approach to the north runway, the airplane made an abrupt left turn and nose down movement. When the PIC attempted to regain control of the…

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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