19971101045259A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr RV-6 · Smith Valley, NV · November 1, 1997

Date: November 1, 1997 · 09:30 local
Place: Smith Valley, NV
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N44JR
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX98LA037
Reported as: Amtr RV6
Reported engine: Lycoming O360A1A
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,715 total114 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days

N44JRRegistered now · Rodgers Jerry/Gaust Gregory RV-6S/N 24545 · Built 1997 Airframe modelRodgers Jerry/Gaust Gregory RV-6 Engine modelLycoming 0-360-A1DReciprocating

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What happened

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All engine power was suddenly lost while cruising over mountainous terrainin the pilots experimental airplane. The pilot made a forced landing on a soft, brush-covered field, and during rollout the airplane nosed over. The pilot indicated that the power loss resulted from the engine's mixture control cable breaking due to fatigue at its carburetor attachment fitting. The component had a total time in service of 114 hours.

As the FAA filed it

ALL ENGINE POWER WAS SUDDENLY LOST WHILE CRUISING OVER MOUNTAINOUS TERRAININ THE PILOTS EXPERIMENTAL AIRPLANE. THE PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING ON A SOFT, BRUSH-COVERED FIELD, AND DURING ROLLOUT THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER. THE PILOT INDICATED THAT THE POWER LOSS RESULTED FROM THE ENGINE'S MIXTURE CONTROL CABLE BREAKING DUE TO FATIGUE AT ITS CARBURETOR ATTACHMENT FITTING. THE COMPONENT HAD A TOTAL TIME IN SERVICE OF 114 HOURS.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB LAX98LA037Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWellington, NVFuel starvation due to a fatigue fractured mixture control cable. Contributing factors were the soft, brush-covered emergency landing field.Nov 1, 1997 · Substantial damage