# Incident 19991023031802I: Amtr RV6A, Wenatchee, WA, October 23, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 23, 1999, 13:20 local time
- Place: Wenatchee, WA
- Airport: Pangborn Memorial Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.4891° N, 120.1906° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4891&lon=-120.1906&mi=10
- Aircraft: N811KM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N811KM-2016-03-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Miller Kenneth J VANS ACFT RV-6A (registry code 056038T, https://openairdocs.org/model/miller-kenneth-j-vans-acft-rv-6a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RV6A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 285 total, 101 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA00IA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00IA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991023031802I

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING A PERSONAL CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT, THIS AIRCRAFT WAS INVOLVED IN A MID AIR COLLISION. AT THE LAST INSTANT NOTICED AN AIRCRAFT COVERING MOST OF THE WIND SHIELD AND TOOK IMMEDIATE EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION.  BOTH AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED END WING MINOR DAMAGE AND LANDED AT THE WENATCHEE AIRPORT.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N54844, Cessna 172P: [Incident 19991023031801I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991023031801I)

## 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 SEA00IA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00IA007), Oct 23, 1999: Kenneth Miller RV-6A (N811KM), Wenatchee, WA, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilots in both aircraft to maintain an adequate visual lookout. Haze was a factor.

## Other reports on N811KM (1)

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

- [Accident 20150321005129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150321005129A), Mar 21, 2015: Miller Kenneth J VANS ACFT RV-6A (N811KM), Green Valley, AZ, Substantial damage. After take-off from runway 7, aircraft N811KM reached an altitude of 400 feet above ground level at which time the engine lost power. The pilot initiated a…

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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