# Accident 20010707028839A: Amtr RV6A, Jackpot, NV, July 7, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 2001, 14:15 local time
- Place: Jackpot, NV
- Airport: Jackpot Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9822° N, 114.6636° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9822&lon=-114.6636&mi=10
- Aircraft: N246RV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N246RV-2002-01-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Johansen R/ Thiessen J RV-6A (registry code 05620SU, https://openairdocs.org/model/johansen-r-thiessen-j-rv-6a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RV6A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX01LA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA239) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010707028839A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THIS PILOT WITH HIS AIRPLANE WAS PARTICIPATING IN AN EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT FLY-IN AT THIS AIRPORT. HE AND HIS PASSENGER WERE FLYING IN A FOUR PLANE FORMATION APPROACHING THE AIRPORT FOR A FLY-BY OR LANDING. SEVERAL EYEWITNESSES, WHO ARE PILOTS, SAW THE AIRPLANE FLYING VERY SLOW AND THIS ONE STALLED OUT AND SPUN TO THE GROUND FROM APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET AGL. BOTH OCCUPANTS SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES AND THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED. THE EYEWITNESS INDICATED THAT THIS AIRCRAFT HAS A HIGHER STALL SPEED THAN THE OTHER PLANES IN FORMATION AND THAT THE PILOT SLOWED IT TOO MUCH TRYING TO STAY IN THE FORMATION. (.19) ON JULY 7, 2001, AT 1412 HOURS PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A JOHANSEN/THIESSEN RV-6A, N246RV, COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND WHILE MANEUVERING NEAR JACKPOT, NEVADA. THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED, AND THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT AND HIS SINGLE PASSENGER SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES. A PRIVATE OWNER WAS OPERATING THE AIRPLANE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91 AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PERSONAL CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT DEPARTED JACKPOT EARLIER THAT DAY AND WAS PRESUMED TO BE DESTINED FOR WELLS, NEVADA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL                                                              CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED.

## 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 LAX01LA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA239), Jul 7, 2001: Johansen/Thiessen RV-6A (N246RV), Jackpot, NV, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the private pilot's failure to maintain airspeed while maneuvering, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and impact with terrain.

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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