# Accident 20051022028419A: Amtr VANSRV6, Eunice, LA, October 22, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 22, 2005, 10:00 local time
- Place: Eunice, LA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.7417° N, 92.6203° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7417&lon=-92.6203&mi=10
- Aircraft: N296PC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N296PC-2013-08-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Chamberlain Phillip Lee VANS RV6 (registry code 05617S8, https://openairdocs.org/model/chamberlain-phillip-lee-vans-rv6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR VANSRV6
- Reported engine: LYC O320A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 762 total, 120 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW06CA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06CA015) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051022028419A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE SUDDENLY QUIT APPROXIMATELY ONE MINUTE AFTER TAKEOFF. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING THE FORCED OFF-AIRPORT LANDING. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE PROPELLER WAS WINDMILLING THROUGHOUT THE DESCENT. THE PILOT SUSTAINED A MINOR BACK INJURY AS A RESULT OF THE HARD LANDING. THE ENGINE WAS NOT EXAMINED AND THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED.

## 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 DFW06CA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06CA015), Oct 22, 2005: Chamberlain Vans RV6 (N296PC), Eunice, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reason. A contributing factor was lack of suitable terrain for the forced 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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