# Accident 20071203827059A: Amtr RV6A, Stringer, MS, December 3, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 3, 2007, 08:45 local time
- Place: Stringer, MS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.8564° N, 89.2392° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8564&lon=-89.2392&mi=10
- Aircraft: N29RV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N29RV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Brenden C S/Hughes D RV6A (registry code 056022J, https://openairdocs.org/model/brenden-c-s-hughes-d-rv6a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-360-A1D (registry code 41504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-a1d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RV6A
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 60 total, 20 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW08CA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08CA042) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071203827059A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING CRUISE AT 5500 FEET ENGINE SHUTDOWN. PILOT MADE EMERGENCY LANDING IN GRASS FIELD. AIRCRAFT NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER.

## 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 DFW08CA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08CA042), Dec 3, 2007: Vans RV-6 (N29RV), Stringer, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. 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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