# Accident 20080702841819A: Amtr RV6A, Sierraville, CA, July 2, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 2008, 13:07 local time
- Place: Sierraville, CA
- Airport: Sierraville Dearwater
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5817° N, 120.3539° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5817&lon=-120.3539&mi=10
- Aircraft: N27WR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27WR-2015-05-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mauck W R RV-6A (registry code 05608QK, https://openairdocs.org/model/mauck-w-r-rv-6a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RV6A
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 167 total, 87 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA08LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08LA158) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080702841819A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT DEPARTED TRK FOR AN UNKNOWN DESTINATION AT 1254 PM. AT APPROXIMATELY 1307 PM, THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TREES WHEN MANEUVERING NEAR SIERRAVILLE, DEARWATER AIRPORT, CA (079) THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST INVERTED WITHIN A GROUP OF TALL TREES. UPON IMPACT, THE LEFT WING WAS DESTROYED AND THE ENGINE SEPARATED FOM THE FUSELAGE. THE PROPELLER SEPARATED FROM THE ENGINE AT THE CRANKSHAFT FLANGE AND ALL PRIMARY FLIGHT CONTROLS WERE LOCATED AT THE ACCIDENT SITE. A DISASSEMBLY OF THE ENGINE BY A REPRESENTATIVE OF TEXTRON LYCOMING REVEALED NO INTERNAL MECHANICAL FAILURE.

## 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 SEA08LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08LA158), Jul 2, 2008: Mauck RV-6A (N27WR), Sierraville, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance with trees and terrain while maneuvering Contributing to the accident was the reduced visibility in the area due to smoke.

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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