# Accident 20080327014399A: Amtr VANSRV6, Aurora, OR, March 27, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 27, 2008, 11:30 local time
- Place: Aurora, OR
- Airport: Aurora State
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.2469° N, 122.7722° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2469&lon=-122.7722&mi=10
- Aircraft: N65MK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65MK-2013-08-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Kenney Michael J VANS RV6 (registry code 05612BO, https://openairdocs.org/model/kenney-michael-j-vans-rv6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR VANSRV6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,190 total, 75 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA08LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08LA098) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080327014399A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MARCH 27, 2008, ABOUT 1130 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A VANS RV6, N65MK, ON A TEST FLIGHT, EXPERIENCED A FAILURE IN THE PROPELLER GOVERNOR. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A FIELD CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE OUTER LEADING EDGE OF THE LEFT WING.

## 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 SEA08LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08LA098), Mar 27, 2008: Kenney RV6 (N65MK), Aurora, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: A propeller malfunction for undetermined reasons.

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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