# Accident 20050422008349A: Amtr RV6A, Imperial Beach, CA, April 22, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 2005, 15:00 local time
- Place: Imperial Beach, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5881° N, 116.8500° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5881&lon=-116.8500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N426BB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N426BB-2007-01-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bishop Charles W RV6A (registry code 05625HF, https://openairdocs.org/model/bishop-charles-w-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 RV6A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 900 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX05LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA144) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050422008349A

## Narrative

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

(-23) NOT LONG AFTER DEPARTING BROWN FIELD (SDM) IN HIS RV6A, N426BB, PILOT COLLIDED WITH MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN, WEATHER WAS A FACTOR.

## 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 LAX05LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA144), Apr 22, 2005: Bishop RV6A (N426BB), Dulzura, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's continued visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in an in-flight collision with rising mountainous terrain.

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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