# Accident 19961222039659A: Amtr RV6A, Julian, CA, December 22, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 22, 1996, 13:08 local time
- Place: Julian, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.0197° N, 116.4909° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0197&lon=-116.4909&mi=10
- Aircraft: N961CP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N961CP-2017-03-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: J F Air Group Inc/Farhat J L RV6A (registry code 056026F, https://openairdocs.org/model/j-f-air-group-inc-farhat-j-l-rv6a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RV6A
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,340 total, 54 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX97LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA071) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961222039659A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX97LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA071), Dec 22, 1996: Farhat RV6A (N961CP), Julian, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: flight by the pilot into known adverse weather conditions, which resulted in the accumulation of airframe ice and an inability to maintain clearance (proper altitude) from mountainous terrain.…

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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