# Accident 20160704010659A: Norris Bert N RV-6, St. Maries, ID, July 4, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 2016, 09:30 local time
- Place: St. Maries, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.3233° N, 116.5692° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3233&lon=-116.5692&mi=10
- Aircraft: N916BN, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N916BN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Norris Bert N RV-6 (registry code 05602W5, https://openairdocs.org/model/norris-bert-n-rv-6) (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: NORRIS BERT N RV-6
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,420 total, 3 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR16LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16LA135) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160704010659A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 4, 2016, ABOUT 0930 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, AN RV-6 AIRPLANE, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AT ST. MARIES MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (S72), IDAHO. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE FLIGHT, WHICH WAS OPERATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH PART 91, AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM HOMEPORT AIRPORT (11WA), CHENEY, WASHINGTON.

IN A POST ACCIDENT INTERVIEW WITH THE NTSB INVESTIGATOR-IN-CHARGE, THE PILOT ORIGINALLY REPORTED THAT ON BASE TO FINAL TURN TO RUNWAY 28 AT AROUND 400 AGL, WITH CARBURETOR HEAT APPLIED, HE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE SWITCHED FUEL TANKS, ACTIVATED THE BOOST PUMP AND PUMPED THE THROTTLE, HOWEVER, HE WAS UNABLE TO RESTORE POWER TO THE ENGINE. THE PILOT FURTHER STATED THAT KNOWING HE COULD NOT MAKE THE RUNWAY, HE ELECTED TO MAKE A FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD NEAR THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 28. DURING THE TOUCHDOWN/LANDING ROLL IN HIGH VEGETATION, THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER, WHICH RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RUDDER, CANOPY, PROPELLER, AND LANDING GEAR.

## 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 WPR16LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16LA135), Jul 4, 2016: Bert N Norris RV-6 (N916BN), St. Maries, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power due to carburetor icing, which resulted from the pilot’s failure to apply carburetor heat.

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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