# Accident 20000402004689A: Vans RV-6T, Pettigrew, AR, April 2, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 2000, 15:30 local time
- Place: Pettigrew, AR
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8198° N, 93.5896° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8198&lon=-93.5896&mi=10
- Aircraft: N96VA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N96VA-2000-08-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Vans RV-6T (registry code 05625FF, https://openairdocs.org/model/vans-rv-6t) (OpenAirDocs)
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW00FA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00FA113) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000402004689A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TREE ESTIMATED 60 FT UP, LEFT WING SEPARATED. IMPACTED GROUND 146 FT. FROM TREE INVERTED. AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER AGAIN, WENT 52 FT. THEN LANDED INVERTED, CAUGHT FIRE. TWO FATAL.

## 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 FTW00FA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00FA113), Apr 2, 2000: Vans RV-6T (N96VA), Pettigrew, AR, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's continued flight into known adverse weather and his failure to maintain obstacle clearance. Contributing factors were adverse weather conditions, and the pilot's disregard for the…

## Other reports on N96VA (1)

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

- [Accident 19951007031409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951007031409A), Oct 7, 1995: Amtr RV6 (N96VA), Hillsboro, OR, Substantial damage. Lost power on approach to airpark. Had run a fuel tank dry. Struck bushes. Tank was empty. Indictor was faulty.

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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