# Accident 20031107034699A: Amtr RV6A, Saticoy, CA, November 7, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 7, 2003, 15:15 local time
- Place: Saticoy, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2667° N, 119.1506° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2667&lon=-119.1506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N102RC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N102RC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cathaway Russ G RV-6A (registry code 05601H1, https://openairdocs.org/model/cathaway-russ-g-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
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 101 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX04LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04LA038) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031107034699A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 11/07/03 AT 1515 LOCAL TIME N102RC, AN AMATEUR BUILT RV-6A CRASHED IN THE SANTA CLARA RIVER BOTTOM 1 MILE EAST OF SATICOY CA KILLING THE PILOT RUSS CATHAWAY. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE AIRCRAFT FUEL TANKS HAD VERY LITTLE IF ANY FUEL IN THEM. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE ENGINE FUEL INLET LINE TO THE CARBURETOR HAD BEEN LEFT LOOSE CAUSING FUEL TO BE PUMPED INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THIS ULTIMATELY LED TO FUEL EXHAUSTION AND THE SUBSEQUENT EMERGENCY LANDING ATTEMPT IN THE RIVER BOTTOM. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## 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 LAX04LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04LA038), Nov 7, 2003: Cathaway RV-6A (N102RC), Saticoy, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of a loose B-nut fitting for the carburetor fuel inlet line, which allowed fuel to leak out.

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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