# Accident 20081125851989A: Nickel RV6, Fresno, CA, November 25, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 25, 2008, 15:30 local time
- Place: Fresno, CA
- Airport: Sierra Sky Park
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.8400° N, 119.8692° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8400&lon=-119.8692&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6TR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6TR-2012-09-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Nickel Ted W RV-6 (registry code 05626WW, https://openairdocs.org/model/nickel-ted-w-rv-6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Ford CONVERSION (registry code 26701, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ford-conversion) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NICKEL RV6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 500 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA047) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081125851989A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED SIERRA SKY PARK (E79) AIRPORT ON RUNWAY 30.  AFTER A SECOND PASS OVER THE FIELD AT APPROXIMATELY 800 FEET, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SPUTTER AND EVENTUALLY STOPPED OPERATING.  THE PILOT TRIED TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT BUT WAS UNABLE AND LANDED ON A FIELD ADJOINING A GOLF COURSE APPROXIMATELY 1.08 MILES FROM THE AIRPORT.  THE PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.

## 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 WPR09LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA047), Nov 25, 2008: Nickel RV-6 (N6TR), Fresno, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power during initial climb 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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