# Accident 19990401003029A: Amtr RV6A, Spanish Fork, UT, April 1, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 1999, 17:30 local time
- Place: Spanish Fork, UT
- Airport: Spanish Fork Springville Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9608° N, 111.7198° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9608&lon=-111.7198&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80287, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N80287) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: SLY Russell M RV-6A (registry code 05626TV, https://openairdocs.org/model/sly-russell-m-rv-6a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RV6A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN99LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA062) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990401003029A

## Narrative

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

(.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.

## 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 DEN99LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA062), Apr 2, 1999: Sly RV-6A (N80287), Payson, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The development of carburetor ice resulting in a loss of engine power, and the inadequate carburetor heat shroud. Factors were the carburetor icing weather conditions, the kit manufacturer's…

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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