# Accident 20090801012319A: Amtr RV6, Caldwell, ID, August 1, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 2009, 13:50 local time
- Place: Caldwell, ID
- Airport: Caldwell Industrial
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.6481° N, 116.6406° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6481&lon=-116.6406&mi=10
- Aircraft: N69KG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N69KG-2013-06-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gray Kenneth RV-6 (registry code 05601TP, https://openairdocs.org/model/gray-kenneth-rv-6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RV6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 302 total, 0 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09LA378](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA378) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090801012319A

## Narrative

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

(-23) A PILOT/MECHANIC EYE WITNESS OBSERVED THE RV-6 DEPART RUNWAY 12.  DURING THE INITIAL CLIMB-OUT, THE EYE WITNESS STATED THE ENGINE STARTED TO MAKE POPPING NOISES.  HE THEN OBSERVED THE RV-6 LEVEL OFF AT AN ALTITUDE OF 200' AGL AND IMMEDIATELY TURN TO A CLOSE IN LEFT DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 12.  THE WITNESS STATED WHILE THE RV-6 CONTINUED ON THE DOWNWIND, ANOTHER AIRCRAFT WAS ON FINAL FOR RUNWAY 12.  THE WITNESS STATED HE COULD SEE THE RV-6 PITCHING UP TO HOLD ALTITUDE ON THE DOWNWIND.  THE WITNESS THEN OBSERVED THE RV-6 TURN BASE ABEAM THE RUNWAY 12 AND DESCRIBED A STEEP ANGLE OF BANK AS THE RV-6 TURNED TOWARD THE RUNWAY.  AT THAT POINT, THE AIRCRAFT ABRUPTLY PITCHED DOWN CONTACTING POWERLINES AND A FENCE BEFORE IMPACTING THE GROUND.  THE AIRCRAFT DESTROYED BY THE ENSUING POST CRASH FIRE.

## 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 WPR09LA378](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA378), Aug 1, 2009: Gray RV-6 (N69KG), Caldwell, ID, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed that led to a stall/spin while maneuvering in the traffic pattern.

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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