# Accident 20061202024939A: Amtr VANSRV7A, Norman, OK, December 2, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 2, 2006, 08:43 local time
- Place: Norman, OK
- Airport: University Of Oklahoma
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2095° N, 97.4990° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2095&lon=-97.4990&mi=10
- Aircraft: N216RV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N216RV-2007-10-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Noble Robert C JR VANS RV-7A (registry code 05619TP, https://openairdocs.org/model/noble-robert-c-jr-vans-rv-7a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax SEE BOMBADIER (registry code 55555, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-see-bombadier) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR VANSRV7A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 330 total, 105 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW07LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07LA032) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061202024939A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS THIRD IN A FLIGHT OF THREE, EASTBOUND, ENROUTE TO RUNWAY 03 AT WESTHEIMER FIELD (OUN) IN NORMAN, OK. AIRCRAFT HAD FULL FLAPS SELECTED AND SLOWED DOWN TO STAY IN TRAIL OF SECOND AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT STARTED TO STALL AND PILOT TURNED NORTH. PILOT APPLIED POWER AND AIRCRAFT BANKED SHARPLY TO THE LEFT, STALLED AND FELL TO THE GROUND. AIRCRAFT HIT, NOSE DOWN, ON FROZEN GRAVEL JUST WEST OF THE 135 ACCESS ROAD. LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND PROP STRUCK THE GROUND. AIRCRAFT THEN BOUNCED NORTH WESTWARD APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET. AIRCRAFT STRUCK NOSE DOWN. CRANK SHAFT SHEARED AND PROP LEFT THE AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT SLID APPROXIMATELY FIFTY FEET AND CAME TO REST IN A WESTERLY HEADING.

## 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 DFW07LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07LA032), Dec 2, 2006: Noble Vans RV-7A (N216RV), Norman, OK, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed which resulted in an inadvertent stall. A contributing factor was the pilot's attempt at formation flying.

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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