# Accident 19990707008439A: Amtr RV6A, Arlington, WA, July 7, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 1999, 14:55 local time
- Place: Arlington, WA
- Airport: Arlington Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.1809° N, 121.6709° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1809&lon=-121.6709&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5987D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5987D-2012-11-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gadbury Herbert H RV-6A (registry code 05604E1, https://openairdocs.org/model/gadbury-herbert-h-rv-6a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RV6A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA99FA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99FA105) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990707008439A

## Narrative

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

ACFT CRASHED ON TAKE-OFF, THE PILOT/SOLE OCCUPANT SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES, THE ACFT WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (-23) AFTER TAKEOFF, FAA PERSONNEL ASSIGNED TO THE TEMPORY CONTROL TOWER ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY OBSERVED THE A/C ENTER A STEEP CLIMB TO AN ALTITUDE OF APPROX. 150 FEET, BANK TO THE LEFT, DESCEND, AND IMPACT THE GROUND JUST OFF THE EAST SIDE OF RUNWAY 16/34. THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED, AND THE A/C WAS SUBSEQUENTLY DESTROYED IN A POST-CRASH FIRE. ANOTHER WITNESS REPORTED SEEING THE PASSENGER-SIDE SEATBELT WRAPPED AROUND THE PASSENGER-SIDE CONTROL STICK IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO THE PILOT COMMENCING HIS TAXI FOR DEPARTURE.

## 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 SEA99FA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99FA105), Jul 7, 1999: Gadbury RV-6A (N5987D), Arlington, WA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's excessive climb rate, which lead to his failure to maintain an airspeed above stalling speed (Vs). Factors include the pilot's lack of total experience in the aircraft make and model.

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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