# Accident 19981121031959A: Amtr RV6, Annapolis, MD, November 21, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 21, 1998, 17:18 local time
- Place: Annapolis, MD
- Airport: Lee Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9005° N, 76.5408° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9005&lon=-76.5408&mi=10
- Aircraft: N956DB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N956DB-2000-05-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Burgess Dale RV-6 (registry code 05630A9, https://openairdocs.org/model/burgess-dale-rv-6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RV6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD99FA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD99FA020) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981121031959A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 IAD99FA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD99FA020), Nov 21, 1998: Burgess RV-6 (N956DB), Edgewater, MD, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The 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.

## Other reports on N956DB (1)

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

- [Incident 19980813045539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980813045539I), Aug 13, 1998: Amtr RV6 (N956DB), Teterboro, NJ, Minor damage. (-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…

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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