# Accident 20110604009489A: Kamtz Russell H RV-6A, Dexter, NM, June 4, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 2011, 21:30 local time
- Place: Dexter, NM
- Airport: Dexter, Nm
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1972° N, 104.3731° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1972&lon=-104.3731&mi=10
- Aircraft: N820RC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N820RC-2012-10-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Kamtz Russell H RV-6A (registry code 05607GU, https://openairdocs.org/model/kamtz-russell-h-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: KAMTZ RUSSELL H RV-6A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 300 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11CA377](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA377) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110604009489A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 4, 2011, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT APRIVATE GRASS STRIP IN DEXTER, NEW MEXICO, THE PILOT DISCOVERED HE WAS ABOUT 20 FEET SHORT OF THE FIELD AND STRUCK A FOUR FOOT TALL PIPE FENCE AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS LEFT AT THE FENCE LOCATION AND THE REST OF THE AIRCRAFT PRECEEDED FORWARD ONTO THE THE RUNWAY COMING TO REST INVERTED. THE PILOT OF THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. HE WAS THE SOLE PERSON ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.

## 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 CEN11CA377](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA377), Jun 5, 2011: Kamtz Russell H RV-6A (N820RC), Dexter, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a fence while landing at night.

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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