19981121031959A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtr RV-6 · Annapolis, MD · November 21, 1998

Date: November 21, 1998 · 17:18 local
Place: Annapolis, MD
Airport: Lee Airport
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N956DB
NTSB investigation: NTSBIAD99FA020
Reported as: Amtr RV6
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1

N956DBRegistration cancelled May 5, 2000 · Burgess Dale RV-6S/N 21119 Airframe modelBurgess Dale RV-6

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What happened

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Acft took off, witnesses heard the engine "pop", the acft wing clipped a tree. (-23) on approach to runway 21 at anp the aircraft struck some trees and crashed into beards creek fatally injuring the pilot.

As the FAA filed it

ACFT TOOK OFF, WITNESSES HEARD THE ENGINE "POP", THE ACFT WING CLIPPED A TREE. (-23) ON APPROACH TO RUNWAY 21 AT ANP THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK SOME TREES AND CRASHED INTO BEARDS CREEK FATALLY INJURING THE PILOT.

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 IAD99FA020Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportEdgewater, MDThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate altitude/clearance from the trees. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's unfamiliarity with the geographic location and dark night conditions.Nov 21, 1998 · Destroyed

Other reports on N956DB · 1

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

Incident 19980813045539IGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Teterboro, NJ(-5)Intake fire while taxiing for takeoff at Teterboro. Fire and rescue responded. Minor damage to cowl under engine. Most likely cause was a stuck carburetor float.Aug 13, 1998 · Minor damage