# Accident 20010428007909A: Amtr RV6A, Baker, CA, April 28, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 28, 2001, 14:05 local time
- Place: Baker, CA
- Damage: No damage
- Location: 35.1972° N, 116.0781° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1972&lon=-116.0781&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51DA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51DA-2002-01-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Motley David M RV6A (registry code 056032K, https://openairdocs.org/model/motley-david-m-rv6a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-360-A1D (registry code 41504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-a1d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RV6A
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX01LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA141) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010428007909A

## Narrative

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

(.19)ON APRIL 28, 2001, ABOUT 1405 HOURS PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A MOTLEY VANS RV-6A, N51DA, WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN ABOUT 14 MILES WEST OF BAKER, CALIFORNIA. THE PRIVATE PILOT/OWNER WAS OPERATING THE AIRPLANE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91. THE PILOT SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES. THE PERSONAL CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT DEPARTED CHINO, CALIFORNIA, AT AN UNKNOWN TIME. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE PRIMARY WRECKAGE WAS AT 35 DEGREES 11.84 MINUTES NORTH LATITUDE AND 116 DEGREES 04.68 MINUTES WEST LONGITUDE. A SHERIFF'S DEPUTY INTERVIEWED THE PILOT'S SON. THE PILOT DELAYED HIS DEPARTURE FROM CHINO DUE TO WEATHER. HE WAS TO OVER FLY THE SON AT A RETREAT SO THE SON WOULD KNOW TO PICK HIM UP AT BAKER. THE SON SAID THAT AS THE AIRPLANE PASSED OVER, IT ROLLED TO THE LEFT, AND THEN SHARPLY TO THE RIGHT BEFORE DESCENDING TO THE GROUND.  THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) ACCIDENT COORDINATOR INSPECTED THE WRECKAGE AT THE ACCIDENT SCENE. HE OBSERVED A GROUND SCAR THAT WAS ABOUT 2 FEET LONG. THE WRECKAGE COVERED AN AREA ABOUT 50 YARDS IN DIAMETER. THE WRECKAGE SITE CONTAINED ALL OF THE CONTROL SURFACES. THE LEADING ED GES OF BOTH WINGS WERE CRUSHED AFT, AND BOTH OF THE PROPELLER BLADES EXHIBITED S-BENDS.

## 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 LAX01LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA141), Apr 28, 2001: Motley Vans RV-6A (N51DA), Baker, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed while maneuvering at low altitude, which led to an inadvertent stall/spin. The wind gusts were a factor.

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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