# Accident 20040606015579A: Amtr RV9A, Ft Scott, KS, June 6, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 2004, 18:45 local time
- Place: Ft Scott, KS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7986° N, 94.7694° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7986&lon=-94.7694&mi=10
- Aircraft: N369RV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N369RV-2010-03-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Doerr Raymond R RV-9A (registry code 05617EC, https://openairdocs.org/model/doerr-raymond-r-rv-9a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Subaru ALL MDLS A/B (registry code 59050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/subaru-all-mdls-a-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RV9A
- Reported engine: AMTR EJ25
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 75 total, 14 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI04CA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04CA141) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040606015579A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FT. SCOTT, KS ENROUTE TO BULTER, MO. CLIMPED TO 3000FT AND LEVELED OFF. APPROX. 1 MINUTE AT THE CRUISE ALTITUDE THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE FUEL PRESSURE WAS BETWEEN 5-7 PSI. NORMAL PRESSURE IS APPROX. 26 PSI. PROCEDURES WERE EXECUTED TO SWITCH FUEL TANKS AND TURN ON AUXILLARY FUEL PUMPS, BUT ENGINE POWER WAS NOT ESTABLISHED. EMERGENCY LANDING PROCEDURES WAS INITIATED. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A CULTIVATED FIELD AND DURING ROLLOUT THE NOSE GEAR CONTACTED A SMALL DITCH AND THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED WHICH RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT TURNING UPSIDE DOWN. THE PILOT RECEIVED A SORE NECK AND MINOR CUTS TO HIS HANDS AND ARMS. DURING THE INVESTIGATION, THE ENGINE APPEARED TO BE OPERATIONAL. THE PROPELLER WAS REMOVED DUE TO DAMAGE DURING THE LANDING. A TEMPORARY FUEL SUPPLY WAS CONNECTED TO THE ENGINE, SINCE THE AIRCRAFT WAS MOVED FROM THE ACCIDENT SITE AND THE WINGS REMOVED. THE ENGINE WOULD NOT OPERATE UNTIL THE FUEL SYSTEM WAS BLED OF AIR. THE ENGINE WAS STARTED AND OPERATED NORMAL WITH CORRECT FUEL PRESSURE. THE ENGINE TECH REP STATED THAT IF THE FUEL PUMPS OVERHEAT, THE FUEL WILL VAPOR LOCK AND MUST BE BLED OFF FOR CONTINUED OPERATION. THIS REPORT CLOSES THIS ACCIDENT.

## 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 CHI04CA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04CA141), Jun 6, 2004: Doerr Raymond R RV-9A (N369RV), Fort Scott, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The vapor lock of the airplane fuel system and the ditch encountered during the emergency 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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