# Accident 20070804021739A: Amtr VANSRV6A, Harrisonburg, VA, August 4, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 2007, 09:00 local time
- Place: Harrisonburg, VA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.4833° N, 78.8833° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4833&lon=-78.8833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N596JB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N596JB-2020-05-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bass Jerry VANS RV6A (registry code 05605Z4, https://openairdocs.org/model/bass-jerry-vans-rv6a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR VANSRV6A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 570 total, 570 in this make and model, 67 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC07LA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07LA191) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070804021739A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE TAXIING THE AIRCRAFT THE PILOT ENCOUNTERED AN UNOBSERVED RAVINE IN THE GRASS RUNWAY STRIP. THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER AND CAUGHT ON FIRE CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 NYC07LA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07LA191), Aug 4, 2007: Bass RV-6A (N596JB), Harrisonburg, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The limited fork-to-ground clearance provided by the nose gear design. Contributing to the accident was the uneven turf/dirt surface of the runway.

## Other reports on N596JB (2)

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

- [Accident 20190518004819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190518004819A), May 18, 2019: Bass Jerry VANS RV6A (N596JB), Chillicothe, OH, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Aircraft was observed descending at a steep angle and a high rate of speed. Aircraft impacted trees in a sparsely populated area. All the flight controls were…
- [Incident 20040507019899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040507019899I), May 7, 2004: Amtr VANSRV6A (N596JB), New London, VA, Minor damage. (-23) The engine lost power. The pilot initiated a forced landing on a road. The aircraft landed and veered off the road impacting an embankment. Minor damage…

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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