# Accident 20070415004349A: Smithd RV6, Fort Worth, TX, April 15, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 15, 2007, 12:30 local time
- Place: Fort Worth, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8203° N, 97.3597° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8203&lon=-97.3597&mi=10
- Aircraft: N725ES, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N725ES) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Smith Dwayne RV-6 (registry code 05613AO, https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-dwayne-rv-6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-A1A (registry code 41594, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-a1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SMITHD RV6
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 50 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW07CA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07CA093) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070415004349A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT LOST POWER AT 2200 MSL. PIC PERFORMED EMERGENCY LANDING ON GRAVEL ROAD. GEAR COLLAPSED UPON LANDING.

## 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 DFW07CA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07CA093), Apr 15, 2007: Dwayne Smith RV-6 (N725ES), Fort Worth, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power during cruise flight for undetermined reasons. A contributing factor was the 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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