# Incident 20040507019899I: Amtr VANSRV6A, New London, VA, May 7, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 2004, 08:45 local time
- Place: New London, VA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N596JB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N596JB-2020-05-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bass Jerry VANS RV6A (registry code 05605Z4, https://openairdocs.org/model/bass-jerry-vans-rv6a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR VANSRV6A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 310 total, 170 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040507019899I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE PILOT INITIATED A FORCED LANDING ON A ROAD. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AND VEERED OFF THE ROAD IMPACTING AN EMBANKMENT. MINOR DAMAGE RESULTED WITH NO INJURIES.

## Other reports on N596JB (2)

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

- [Accident 20190518004819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190518004819A), May 18, 2019: Bass Jerry VANS RV6A (N596JB), Chillicothe, OH, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Aircraft was observed descending at a steep angle and a high rate of speed. Aircraft impacted trees in a sparsely populated area. All the flight controls were…
- [Accident 20070804021739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070804021739A), Aug 4, 2007: Amtr VANSRV6A (N596JB), Harrisonburg, VA, Substantial damage. (-23) While taxiing the aircraft the pilot encountered an unobserved ravine in the grass runway strip. The aircraft flipped over and caught on fire causing…

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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