# Accident 20040807018479A: Amtr RV9A, Westport, WA, August 7, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 2004, 15:00 local time
- Place: Westport, WA
- Airport: Westport Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.8972° N, 124.1006° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8972&lon=-124.1006&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3086J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3086J-2019-09-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Headrick James C VANS RV9A (registry code 05613OH, https://openairdocs.org/model/headrick-james-c-vans-rv9a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RV9A
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 115 total, 56 in this make and model, 59 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA04LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04LA157) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040807018479A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON AUGUST 7, 2004 AIRCRAFT N3086J RV9A AT ABOUT 1500 PDT, DURING A PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT, WAS ON DOWNWIND TO THE WESTPORT AIRPORT, WESTPORT, WASHINGTON. THE PILOT REPORTED THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH, THE RPM'S DECREASED AND THE ENGINE STOPPED. THE PILOT REPORTED TO ATTEMPT TO RESTART BUT WAS UNABLE. DURING THE DESCENT TURNING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 30, THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED WITH TREES AND COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND, SHORT OF THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF RUNWAY 30. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PILOT WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED AND THE PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE PILOT REPORTED SEEING AT ABOUT 30 MILES OUT OF WESTPORT, HAVING ABOUT 2.5 GALLONS ON THE RIGHT FUEL TANK WHICH WAS SELECTED AT THE TIME OF THE 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 SEA04LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04LA157), Aug 7, 2004: Headrick Vans RV9A (N3086J), Westport, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Fuel starvation as a result of the pilot's improper fuel management. Carburetor icing conditions and trees were a factor.

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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