20070402007559A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtr RV-6 · Sinton, TX · April 2, 2007

Date
April 2, 2007 · 08:30 local
Place
Sinton, TX
Airport
San Patricio County Airport
Phase of flight
In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N606S
NTSB investigation
NTSBDFW07LA090
Reported as
Amtr RV6
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
18,410 total400 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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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 April 2, 2007, approximately 08:30 CDT N606S was destroyed when it collided with terrain while attempting to land at Sinton, Texas airport (T69). The pilot had completed a GPS approach to runway 14 and was attempting to circle for landing. A heavy layer of fog prevailed at the time of the accident. Aircraft crashed approximately 200 feet from the runway 14 threshold. The pilot was the sole occupant of the aircraft and was killed in the crash. Aircraft was consumed by the post crash fire.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON APRIL 2, 2007, APPROXIMATELY 08:30 CDT N606S WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT SINTON, TEXAS AIRPORT (T69). THE PILOT HAD COMPLETED A GPS APPROACH TO RUNWAY 14 AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO CIRCLE FOR LANDING. A HEAVY LAYER OF FOG PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. AIRCRAFT CRASHED APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY 14 THRESHOLD. THE PILOT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT AND WAS KILLED IN THE CRASH. AIRCRAFT WAS CONSUMED BY THE POST CRASH FIRE.

NTSB investigation

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