# Accident 20040624013209A: Amtr RUFLI, Fairbanks, AK, June 24, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 2004, 09:00 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.8139° N, 147.9186° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8139&lon=-147.9186&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6191R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6191R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rufli Theodore J RUFLI (registry code 056222S, https://openairdocs.org/model/rufli-theodore-j-rufli) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Mazda 13B (registry code 43200, https://openairdocs.org/engine/mazda-13b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RUFLI
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC04LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04LA067) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040624013209A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ENGINE FAILED ON TAKEOFF. AIRCRAFT REACHED APPROX. 50 FEET OF ALTITUDE, WAS SUCCESSFULLY LANDED, THEN STRUCK ANOTHER AIRCRAFT THAT WAS TIED DOWN, NO INJURIES, AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. ACTUAL AIRPORT IS VERY SHORT, WITH PART OF RUNWAY IN GRASS AND PART IN GRAVEL.                   (-23 AMENDMENT) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ VIDEOTAPE OF THE ACCIDENT HAPPENING SHOWS THE AIRCRAFT ABRUPTLY PULLING UP SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, THEN THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER. THERE WAS 7 GALLONS TOTAL IN THE FUEL SYSTEM.

## 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 ANC04LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04LA067), Jun 24, 2004: Rufli Theodore J Rufli (N6191R), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for an undetermined reason during takeoff-initial climb, which resulted in a forced landing and an on ground collision with a parked and unoccupied airplane.

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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