# Accident 19970109000249A: Amtr RV6, The Dalles, OR, January 9, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 9, 1997, 16:10 local time
- Place: The Dalles, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.5397° N, 121.1494° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5397&lon=-121.1494&mi=10
- Aircraft: N812AB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N812AB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Barrigar AL RV-6 (registry code 05628BW, https://openairdocs.org/model/barrigar-al-rv-6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320-D1A (registry code 42145, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-d1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RV6
- Reported engine: LYC O320A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,100 total, 10 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA97LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA047) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970109000249A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK POWR LINE MAKING LOW PASS OVER COMPANY AIRPORT.Y

## 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 SEA97LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA047), Jan 9, 1997: Barriger RV-6 (N812AB), The Dalles, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a powerline during an intentional low altitude maneuver.

## Other reports on N812AB (1)

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

- [Accident 19970921027759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970921027759A), Sep 21, 1997: Amtr RV6 (N812AB), Goldendale, WA, Substantial damage. Landed, skidded about 100 yards, and flipped over.

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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