# Accident 20161010017579A: Allen Robert RV6-A, Ocala, FL, October 10, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 10, 2016, 11:00 local time
- Place: Ocala, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.1661° N, 82.2231° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.1661&lon=-82.2231&mi=10
- Aircraft: N399DC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N399DC-2020-01-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Allen Robert RV6-A (registry code 05606W0, https://openairdocs.org/model/allen-robert-rv6-a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ALLEN ROBERT RV6-A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 373 total, 36 in this make and model, 64 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161010017579A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED THE FOLLOWING: "PERFORMED PREFLIGHT INCLUDING WX BRIEFING. DEPARTED KSPA (SPARTANSBURG SC) FOR X35 (MARION C0UNTY AIRPORT) AT 12:20Z WITH 18 GALLONS INDICATED. AT 15:00Z THE ENGINE QUIT WITH AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING ON A DRIVEWAY 5 MILES NW OF KOCF (OCALA INT. A/P) FUEL TOTALIZER INDICATED 2.5 GALLONS (25 MINUTES) HOWEVER ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART". AIRCRAFT LANDED TO THE WEST SKIDDING 200' HITTING A FENCE POST, WIRE FENCE AND SPINNING 180 DEGREES. THE WINGS, LEFT FUSELAGE STRUCTURE AND WHEEL PANTS WERE SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. AIRCRAFT CONTAINED LESS THAN 1 GALLON WHEN DISASSEMBLED FOR TRANSPORT.

## 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 GAA17CA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA022), Oct 10, 2016: Allen Robert RV6 (N399DC), Ocala, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper fuel planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion, a total loss of engine power, and a forced landing.

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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