# Accident 20000710013349A: Amtr REBEL, Libby, MT, July 10, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 2000, 16:00 local time
- Place: Libby, MT
- Airport: Libby Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.3206° N, 115.3597° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.3206&lon=-115.3597&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6317Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6317Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Kinden Keith REBEL (registry code 05607MI, https://openairdocs.org/model/kinden-keith-rebel) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR REBEL
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA00LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA128) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000710013349A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 07/11/00, AT 1600 MDT, A KINDEN/MURPHY AMATEUR BUILT AIRCRAFT N6317Y REGISTERED TO ROLLAND R. SCHREIB  EXPERIENCED A RUDDER CONTROL CABLE FAILURE DURING A WATER LANDING APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES NORHTEAST OF LIBBY, MONTANA WHILE ON A TRAINING FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE AICRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.  THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND PRIVATE PILOT WERE NOT INJURED.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM LIBBY, MONTANA (S59) ABOUT 1 1/2 HOURS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT.  THE CONTROL CABLE HAD BEEN ASSENBLED BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING THE BUILDING PROJECT AND APPEARED TO BE CRIMPED CORRECTLY.  ALL THE EXISTING CONTROL CABLES ARE GOING TO BE REPLACED DURING THE REBUILD OF THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 SEA00LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA128), Jul 10, 2000: Keith Kinden Rebel (N6317Y), Libby, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: An improper installation of a rudder control cable Nicopress sleeve by the owner/builder. The rudder control cable disconnection and the slipped cable from the sleeve were factors.

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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