# Accident 20061028024549A: Amtr RV6, Turlock, CA, October 28, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 28, 2006, 16:00 local time
- Place: Turlock, CA
- Airport: Turlock Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4872° N, 120.6967° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4872&lon=-120.6967&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1198N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1198N-2018-10-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fish Dwain Edward RV6 (registry code 05604YS, https://openairdocs.org/model/fish-dwain-edward-rv6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RV6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX07LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07LA022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061028024549A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT EYEWITNESS STATED THAT ON INITIAL CLIMBOUT AFTER TAKE-OFF, THE AIRCRAFT MADE A STEEP CLIMBING TURN (AS WAS THE PILOT'S USUAL MANEUVER), AND ENTERED INTO AN ACCELERATED STALL. THE AIRCRAFT LACKED SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE TO RECOVER AND IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE, WINGS LEVEL, AND FLIPPED UPSIDE DOWN. THE PILOT & PASSENGER EXITED THE AIRCRAFT ON THEIR OWN, HOWEVER REQUIRED HOSPITALIZATION FOR NON-LIFE THREATENING INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED MAJOR DAMAGE AND MAY BE UNREPAIRABLE.

## 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 LAX07LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07LA022), Oct 28, 2006: Fish Vans RV-6 (N1198N), Turlock, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: a partial loss of engine power due to the broken piston rings in the no. 4 cylinder. Also causal was the pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering for a forced landing, which…

## Other reports on N1198N (1)

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

- [Accident 20010204001959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010204001959A), Feb 4, 2001: Amtr RV6 (N1198N), Georgetown, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot stated engine began running rough and eventually quit. A/c diverted to nearest airport which was Georgetown, CA. A/c attempted emergency 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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