# Accident 20030726017819A: Amtr RV6A, Wenatchee, WA, July 26, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 2003, 12:56 local time
- Place: Wenatchee, WA
- Airport: Pangborn Memorial Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.3989° N, 120.2069° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3989&lon=-120.2069&mi=10
- Aircraft: N272JT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N272JT-2013-08-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bollinger L T/Bollinger J VANS RV-6A (registry code 05610OE, https://openairdocs.org/model/bollinger-l-t-bollinger-j-vans-rv-6a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-A1A (registry code 41594, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-a1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RV6A
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 366 total, 95 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA03LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA154) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030726017819A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING TAKEOFF, OVER DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY, AIRCRAFT SUFFERED TOTAL ENGINE POWER LOSS. DURING FORCED LANDING, AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN ORCHARD NORTH OF THE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT APPEARS TO HAVE STALLED PRIOR TO CONTACT WITH THE GROUND.

## 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 SEA03LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA154), Jul 26, 2003: Bollinger RV-6A (N272JT), Wenatchee, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Fuel starvation following the separation of a purge valve assembly as a result of the builders failure to re-safety the face retaining/stop screw on the fuel vapor purge valve after the safety wire…

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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