# Accident 20040429011069A: Amtr RV6A, Boerne, TX, April 29, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 2004, 18:30 local time
- Place: Boerne, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7233° N, 98.6947° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7233&lon=-98.6947&mi=10
- Aircraft: N65RV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65RV-2017-04-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Holmes Arthur O RV-6A (registry code 05604AW, https://openairdocs.org/model/holmes-arthur-o-rv-6a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RV6A
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 15 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW04LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA119) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040429011069A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON APRIL 29, 2004, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ACTED AS PILOT IN COMMAND OF AN RV-6A AIRCRAFT, N65RV WITH ONE PASSENGER. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED PRIVATE AIRPORT 7TA8 FOR A FLIGHT TO BOERNE STAGE AIRPORT (5C1). AFTER CLIMBING TO APPROXIMATELY 1,000 FEET AGL, THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TURNED ON THE BOOST PUMP, AND THE ENGINE REGAINED POWER MOMENTARILY, THEN THE ENGINE STARTED TO RUN ROUGH AND WAS NOT DEVELOPING FULL POWER. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LOWERED THE NOSE TO MAINTAIN AIR SPEED AND TRIED TO MANUEVER AROUND THE GROVES OF OAK TREES. THE AREA TERRAIN CONSIST OF ROLLING HILLS COVERED WITH OAK TREES. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STRUCK A TREE WITH THE LEFT WING TIP, AND LOST APPROXIMATELY TWO FEET OF THE WING. UPON IMPACT THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE REGAINED FULL POWER. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN A WINGS LEVEL ATTITUDE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO GAIN ENOUGH ALTITUDE TO CLEAR THE NEXT GROVE OF TREES APPROXIMATELY 100 YARDS FROM THE FIRST POINT OF IMPACT. UPON IMPACT WITH THE SECOND TREE, THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES, WHILE HIS PASSENGER WAS UNINJURED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT IN THE WEEK PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, HE HAD EXPERIENCED TWO ENGINE RELATED PROBLEMS. THE FIRST TIME ENGINE DRIVENFUEL PUMP HAD FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE SECOND TIME THE LEFT MAGNETO HAD TO BE REPAIRED.

## 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 FTW04LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA119), Apr 29, 2004: Holmes RV-6A (N65RV), San Antonio, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

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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