What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.19) On April 1, 1999, approximately 1730 mountain standard time, a sly RV-6A homebuilt, N80287, owned and operated by the pilot, was substantially damaged after impacting terrain following a loss of engine power while in cruise flight near Spanish Fork, Utah. The airline transport rated pilot and one passenger were not injured. The aircraft was being operated as a local area personal flight under title 14 CFR part 91, and no flight plan was filed. The flight originated from the Spanish Fork-Springville airport, Spanish Fork, Utah, 30 minutes before the accident. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. According to the pilot, he began to notice a gradual loss of engine RPM, followed by a complete loss of power. He made an emergency landing on a farm road. Upon touchdown, the aircraft struck a fence, damaging both wings and the rudder. (-23)engine gradually lost power, no missing or sputtering. Aircraft landed on a country road. Left wing was caught on a fence post and pulled into a barb wire fence. Aircraft took out approximately 150 feet of fence. Damage resulted to fuel tanks, both ailerons, rudder, nose gear wheel and lead ing edge of both wings.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON APRIL 1, 1999, APPROXIMATELY 1730 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A SLY RV-6A HOMEBUILT, N80287, OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AFTER IMPACTING TERRAIN FOLLOWING A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT NEAR SPANISH FORK, UTAH. THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT RATED PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED AS A LOCAL AREA PERSONAL FLIGHT UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE SPANISH FORK-SPRINGVILLE AIRPORT, SPANISH FORK, UTAH, 30 MINUTES BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE BEGAN TO NOTICE A GRADUAL LOSS OF ENGINE RPM, FOLLOWED BY A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER. HE MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON A FARM ROAD. UPON TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A FENCE, DAMAGING BOTH WINGS AND THE RUDDER. (-23)ENGINE GRADUALLY LOST POWER, NO MISSING OR SPUTTERING. AIRCRAFT LANDED ON A COUNTRY ROAD. LEFT WING WAS CAUGHT ON A FENCE POST AND PULLED INTO A BARB WIRE FENCE. AIRCRAFT TOOK OUT APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET OF FENCE. DAMAGE RESULTED TO FUEL TANKS, BOTH AILERONS, RUDDER, NOSE GEAR WHEEL AND LEAD ING EDGE OF BOTH WINGS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.