# Accident 20120324004659A: Jacobs Richard RV6A, Bow, WA, March 24, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 24, 2012, 15:30 local time
- Place: Bow, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.5469° N, 122.4092° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.5469&lon=-122.4092&mi=10
- Aircraft: N238RV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N238RV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Jacobs Richard RV6A (registry code 056069P, https://openairdocs.org/model/jacobs-richard-rv6a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-360-A1D (registry code 41504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-a1d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: JACOBS RICHARD RV6A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-360-A1D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 304 total, 26 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA146) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120324004659A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD BEEN FLYING FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 HOURS ON THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT.  AFTER DOING SEVERAL TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS AT A NEARBY AIRPORT, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS IN CRUISE FLIGHT WHEN HIS ENGINE STOPPED OPERATING.  HE TRIED TO RESTART THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO SUCCESS AND LANDED IN A FIELD.  THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED A BARB WIRE FENCE CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.  THE RIGHT FUEL TANK HAD A CUP OF FUEL REMAINING, WHILE THE LEFT TANK HAD 20 GALLONS PLUS AN ADDITIONAL 7 GALLONS IN THE LEFT WING TIP TANK.

## 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 WPR12LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA146), Mar 24, 2012: Jacobs RV-6A (N238RV), Bow, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of the pilot’s mismanagement of the fuel supply.

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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