# Accident 20080812843029A: Amtr RV6, Puyallup, WA, August 12, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 2008, 10:38 local time
- Place: Puyallup, WA
- Airport: Pierce County - Thun Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.1039° N, 122.2872° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.1039&lon=-122.2872&mi=10
- Aircraft: N14JA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N14JA-2018-01-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Anglin James Leroy ANGLIN RV-6 (registry code 05608ND, https://openairdocs.org/model/anglin-james-leroy-anglin-rv-6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RV6
- Reported engine: LYC IO320*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,655 total, 116 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA08CA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08CA177) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080812843029A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 8/12/2008 AT APPROXIMATELY 1038 PDT A RV-6 AMATEUR BUILT AIRCRAFT, N14JA, OWNED, OPERATED AND MAINTAINED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER. AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS ONE MILE SOUTHEAST OF PIERCE COUNTY AIRPORT ENTERING THE TRAFFIC PATTERN ON A 45 DEGREE ENTRY FOR LANDING ON RUNWAY 16 THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER AND WAS FORCED TO MAKE AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES WHEN THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER DUE TO HIGH VEGETATION AND STUMPS.

## 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 SEA08CA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08CA177), Aug 12, 2008: Anglin RV-6 (N14JA), Puyallup, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The complete loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. Contributing to the accident were hidden obstructions (tree stumps) in the field of long grass within which the pilot executed his forced…

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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