# Incident 19970404012599I: Amtr RV6, Aberdeen, ID, April 4, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 4, 1997, 12:04 local time
- Place: Aberdeen, ID
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9441° N, 112.8384° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Aberdeen, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9441&lon=-112.8384&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6880R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6880R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Tinckler Austin VANS RV-6 (registry code 05628ZV, https://openairdocs.org/model/tinckler-austin-vans-rv-6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RV6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 220 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970404012599I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: PILOT ATKINS DEPARTED PIECE CO-THUN AIRPORT, WASHINGTON AT 0735 PST ENROUTE TO POCATELLO, IDAHO. 15.6 NM WEST OF POCATELLO AIRPORT THE PILOT REPORTED TO THE POCATELLO TOWER THAT HE HAD A FUEL DELIVERY PROBLEM AND WAS GOING TO LAND IN A FIELD OR ROAD. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT 1204 MST IN A FIELD WITHOUT INCIDENT. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HIS FUEL GAGE WAS INDICATING THAT HE HAD 7 GALLONS REMAINING. AFTER LANDING THE PILOT DETERMINED THAT BOTH FUEL TANKS WERE EMPTY. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE AIRPLANE HAS A MAZDA 150 HP ROTARY ENGINE WHICH BURNS 8.5 GAL/HR. THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN 4 HRS AND 28 MINUTES TO FUEL EXHAUSTION (38GAL/8.5GAL/HR) THE ACTUAL TIME TO FULL EXHAUSTION WAS 3 HRS AND 29 MINUTES (1204 MST - 835 MST). THE PROBABLE CAUSE, FOR THE PILOT TO CONTINUE HIS FLIGHT TO FUEL EXHAUSTION, WAS THE ERRONEOUS INDICATION OF THE FUEL GAUGE. THE PILOT CONTINUED HIS FLIGHT TO LAKELAND, FLORIDA, BUT LIMITED HIS TIME EN ROUTE TO TWO HOUR SEGMENTS. THIS IS THE FINAL REPORT.

## Other reports on N6880R (1)

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

- [Incident 19951011032049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951011032049I), Oct 11, 1995: Amtr RV6 (N6880R), Ely, NV, Minor damage. Narrative: immediately after departing runway 18 at yelland field in Ely, NV the pilot of a RV-6, N6880R, experienced a "down draft" condition and collided…

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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