# Accident 20010204001959A: Amtr RV6, Georgetown, CA, February 4, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 4, 2001, 16:05 local time
- Place: Georgetown, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9290° N, 120.7702° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9290&lon=-120.7702&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1198N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1198N-2018-10-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fish Dwain Edward RV6 (registry code 05604YS, https://openairdocs.org/model/fish-dwain-edward-rv6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RV6
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,600 total, 1,100 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX01LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA088) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010204001959A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH AND EVENTUALLY QUIT. A/C DIVERTED TO NEAREST AIRPORT WHICH WAS GEORGETOWN, CA. A/C ATTEMPTED EMERGENCY LANDING RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO A/C. PILOT AND PASSENGERS SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. FAA DID NOT VISIT ACCIDENT SITE BECAUSE NTSB GAVE PERMISSION TO OWNER TO MOVE A/C FROM ACCIDENT SITE. HOWEVER, DURING ENGINE TEARDOWN A FRACTURE WAS DISCOVERED ON THE CRANK SHAFT WHICH WAS DETERMINED THE PRIMARY CAUSE OF THE ENGINE FAILURE. (.4) ON FEBRUARY 4, 2001, AT 1605 HOURS PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, AN AMATEUR BUILT FISH RV6, N1198N, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING AN OFF-AIRPORT EMERGENCY LANDING FOLLOWING LOSS OF ENGINE POWER NEAR GEORGETOWN, CALIFORNIA. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND THE SOLE PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT DEPARTED FROM SILVER SPRINGS, NEVADA, AT 1500, AND WAS DESTINED FOR CASTLE AIRPORT AT ATWATER, CALIFORNIA. THE FLIGHT WAS OPERATED BY THE OWNER UNDER 14 CFR PART 91, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE LOST POWER WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT, AND, ALTHOUGH THERE WAS OIL PRESSURE, EVENTUALLY SEIZED BEFORE                                        THE LANDING. DURING THE LANDING IN A FOREST CLEAR CUT AREA, THE LANDING GEAR IMPACTED A TREE TRUNK AND THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER. POST ACCIDENT DISASSEMBLY OF THE ENGINE REVEALED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT SEPARATED AT THE CRANKSHAFT CHEEK BETWEEN THE NUMBER 3 AND 4 THROWS. THE OWNER REPORTED HE ASSEMBLED THE (EXPERIMENTAL) ENGINE HIMSELF USING LYCOMING PARTS, AND THAT THE ENGINE HAD ACCUMULATED 631 FLIGHT HOURS SINCE ASSEMBLY. THE OWNER WAS NOT A CERTIFICATED POWERPLANT MECHANIC.

## 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 LAX01LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA088), Feb 5, 2001: Fish RV6 (N1198N), Georgetown, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power due to fracture and separation of the engine crankshaft.

## Other reports on N1198N (1)

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

- [Accident 20061028024549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061028024549A), Oct 28, 2006: Amtr RV6 (N1198N), Turlock, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot eyewitness stated that on initial climbout after take-off, the aircraft made a steep climbing turn (as was the pilot's usual maneuver), and entered…

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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