# Accident 20140901016509A: Ohlgren Brent E RV-6A, Marshalltown, IA, September 1, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 2014, 17:30 local time
- Place: Marshalltown, IA
- Airport: Marshalltown Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0390° N, 92.9051° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0390&lon=-92.9051&mi=10
- Aircraft: N419B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N419B-2018-06-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ohlgren Brent E RV-6A (registry code 05608ZI, https://openairdocs.org/model/ohlgren-brent-e-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: OHLGREN BRENT E RV-6A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 164 total, 36 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14LA472](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA472) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140901016509A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A BEAN FIELD AFTER THE ENGINE LOST POWER NEAR THE MARSHALLTOWN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER AFTER LANDING IN THE FIELD AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

ON THE DAY AFTER THE ACCIDENT,THE WINGS WERE ROCKED BACK AND FORTH AND NO SLOSHING OF FUEL COULD BE HEARD. BOTH WING FUEL CAPS WERE REMOVED AND NO FUEL LEAKED OUT.

ON 09/18/2014, THE AIRCRAFT WAS RECOVERED FROM THE FARM FIELD.THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED NO MECHANICAL ANOMALIES, NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL IN THE FUEL TANKS, AND NO FUEL THAT HAD LEAKED FROM THE AIRCRAFT.FUEL WAS ADDED TO THE RIGHT FUEL TANK AND THE ENGINE WAS STARTED. IT RAN NORMAL FOR 30 TO 45 SECONDS BEFORE BEING SHUT DOWN.

## 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 CEN14LA472](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA472), Sep 1, 2014: Ohlgren Brent E RV-6A (N419B), Marshalltown, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot's misjudgment of the amount of fuel onboard prior to flight.

## Other reports on N419B (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20160301001719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160301001719A), Mar 1, 2016: Ohlgren Brent E RV-6A (N419B), Abilene, TX, Destroyed, 2 fatal. On March 1, 2016, about 0830 central standard time, an experimental amateur-built Ohlgren rv 6A airplane, N419B, impacted terrain during takeoff from runway 35…
- [Incident 20080406012749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080406012749I), Apr 6, 2008: Amtr RV6A (N419B), Santa Fe, NM, Minor damage. (-23) On April 6, 2008, at 1226 MDT, an experimental RV6A, N419B registered to the pilot [privacy data omitted] bent the nose gear landing strut on landing at…

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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