# Accident 19970620015149A: Amtr RV6, Bountiful, UT, June 20, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 1997, 19:30 local time
- Place: Bountiful, UT
- Airport: Salt Lake Skypark Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8905° N, 111.9292° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8905&lon=-111.9292&mi=10
- Aircraft: N345JE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N345JE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ross/Stonecipher VANS RV-6 (registry code 05608KS, https://openairdocs.org/model/ross-stonecipher-vans-rv-6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-A1A (registry code 41818, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-a1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RV6
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,128 total, 395 in this make and model, 51 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA97LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA145) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970620015149A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK LARGE BIRD ON GO AROUND. IMPACT BROKE CANOPY. INJURED PILOT. ELECTED LAND IN TALL HAY. NOSED OVER.

## 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 SEA97LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA145), Jun 20, 1997: Ross/Stonecipher Vans RV-6 (N345JE), Woods Cross, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: a bird strike, which penetrated the aircraft canopy. High grass (hay crop) in the forced landing area was a related factor.

## Other reports on N345JE (2)

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

- [Accident 20070820019509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070820019509A), Aug 20, 2007: Amtr VANSRV6 (N345JE), Stockbridge, GA, Substantial damage. (-23) The aircraft was involved in a landing accident at the owner's/pilot's Private strip. The pilot stated that there weas a tailwind condition which made…
- [Accident 20050422007199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050422007199A), Apr 22, 2005: Amtr RV6 (N345JE), Longmont, CO, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot [privacy data omitted] purchased the aircraft from a [privacy data omitted] in salt lake city. He changed the oil and oil filter, and then test…

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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