19961222039659A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtr RV6A · Julian, CA · December 22, 1996

Date
December 22, 1996 · 13:08 local
Place
Julian, CA
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N961CP
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX97LA071
Reported as
Amtr RV6A
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A1A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
1,340 total54 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Impacted mountain terrain in IMC. Icing and severe turbulence. Given airmets and sigments on wx brief. Went anyway.

As the FAA filed it

IMPACTED MOUNTAIN TERRAIN IN IMC. ICING AND SEVERE TURBULENCE. GIVEN AIRMETS AND SIGMENTS ON WX BRIEF. WENT ANYWAY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.