# Accident 20030628015239A: Amtr VANSRV6A, Fort Collins, CO, June 28, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 2003, 11:22 local time
- Place: Fort Collins, CO
- Airport: Downtown Ft Collins Airpark
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5878° N, 105.0408° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5878&lon=-105.0408&mi=10
- Aircraft: N29PT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N29PT-2005-01-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stugart Jim W VANS RV-6A (registry code 05608MT, https://openairdocs.org/model/stugart-jim-w-vans-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 VANSRV6A
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN03FA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03FA114) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030628015239A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 28, 2003 AT 1130 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME A STUGART VANS, MODEL RV6, N29PT, PILOTED BY A COMMERCIAL PILOT, WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT IMPACTED TERRAIN SOUTHEAST OF THE FORT COLLINS DOWNTOWN AIRPARK (3V5). THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES. THE VFR CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN.

## 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 DEN03FA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03FA114), Jun 28, 2003: Stugart Vans RV-6A (N29PT), Fort Collins, CO, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's improper preflight planning/decision resulting in the fuel selector positioned improperly and fuel starvation, and his failure to maintain adequate airspeed. A factor contributing to the…

## Other reports on N29PT (1)

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

- [Accident 19940801048349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940801048349A), Aug 1, 1994: Amtr RV6 (N29PT), Carthage, MO, Substantial damage. High on approach. Made turns to lose altitude. Right wing hit ground. Aircraft cartwheeled and nosed over.

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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