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FAA accident report · Amtr COMP AIR 6 · Minden, NV · May 30, 2006

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Date
May 30, 2006 · 08:40 local
Place
Minden, NV
Airport
Douglas County Airport
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N6008N
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX06LA187
Reported as
Amtr COMPAIR6
Reported engine
Continental IO520F
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,500 total2 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days
N6008NRegistration cancelled Apr 16, 2013 · Hunter Donald E COMP AIR 6S/N 97135 · Built 1998Airframe modelHunter Donald E COMP AIR 6Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On take off of runway 34, the experimental aircraft crashed just off airport property. The aircraft was destroyed. There was no fire. The two occupants were seriously injured and transported to washoe medical center in reno, NV, via helicopter. During a bed side interview of the pilot, the pilot privacy data omitted stated that during the take-off he heard a loud pop sound and continued the take-off and climb. The pilot privacy data omitted stated that he had lost engine power in the left turn, and sometime between the loss of power and the crash he had pushed in the mixture to full rich, pumped throttles and put fuel boost too low. A witness stated that the aircraft climbed to height of approximately three stories and made a hard left turn and hit the ground at a 45 degree angle. Witnesses have stated the aircraft engine was sputtering before going quiet. Also, a witness stated that at the run up area for runway 34 the engine did not sound right and was running rough just before the aircraft took off.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON TAKE OFF OF RUNWAY 34, THE EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT CRASHED JUST OFF AIRPORT PROPERTY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. THERE WAS NO FIRE. THE TWO OCCUPANTS WERE SERIOUSLY INJURED AND TRANSPORTED TO WASHOE MEDICAL CENTER IN RENO, NV, VIA HELICOPTER. DURING A BED SIDE INTERVIEW OF THE PILOT, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY D^ STATED THAT DURING THE TAKE-OFF HE HEARD A LOUD POP SOUND AND CONTINUED THE TAKE-OFF AND CLIMB. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY D^ STATED THAT HE HAD LOST ENGINE POWER IN THE LEFT TURN, AND SOMETIME BETWEEN THE LOSS OF POWER AND THE CRASH HE HAD PUSHED IN THE MIXTURE TO FULL RICH, PUMPED THROTTLES AND PUT FUEL BOOST TOO LOW. A WITNESS STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT CLIMBED TO HEIGHT OF APPROXIMATELY THREE STORIES AND MADE A HARD LEFT TURN AND HIT THE GROUND AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE. WITNESSES HAVE STATED THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE WAS SPUTTERING BEFORE GOING QUIET. ALSO, A WITNESS STATED THAT AT THE RUN UP AREA FOR RUNWAY 34 THE ENGINE DID NOT SOUND RIGHT AND WAS RUNNING ROUGH JUST BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB LAX06LA187Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMinden, NVa loss of engine power due to an excessively rich mixture. The underlying reasons for the overly rich mixture were not determined. Also causal was the pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed while maneuvering for a forced landing, which led to a…May 30, 2006 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N6008N · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 20020628015709AMc Call, ID(-23) While landing at the mccall, ID airport, the pilot lost directional control of his experimental tailwheel homebuilt. An ammendment to this 8020-23 will be submitted at a later date. (-23 amendment) the aircraft was inspected by inspector clarence bohart…Jun 28, 2002 · No damage