# Accident 20170728010111A: Wilts Gayle T RV-3A, Fairchild Afb, WA, July 28, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 2017, 12:30 local time
- Place: Fairchild Afb, WA
- Airport: Fairchild Afb
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Collision on the ground
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.6200° N, 117.6478° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6200&lon=-117.6478&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6GT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6GT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Wilts Gayle T RV-3A (registry code 05632R2, https://openairdocs.org/model/wilts-gayle-t-rv-3a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WILTS GAYLE T RV-3A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 7,509 total, 500 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA458](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA458) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170728010111A

## Narrative

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

THIS WAS THE LEAD PLANE (N6GT) OF A 4 SHIP AEROBATIC TEAM LOST ENGINE POWER WHILE TAXIING TO PARKING. PLANE BEHIND (N16MR) RAN INTO THE LEAD PLANE CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO N6GT AND MINOR DAMAGE TO N16MR.

## 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 GAA17CA458](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA458), Jul 28, 2017: Wilts Gayle T RV-3A (N6GT), Spokane, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The other pilot’s failure to maintain adequate clearance and visual lookout while taxiing, which resulted in his airplane colliding with the stationary airplane.

## Other reports on N6GT (1)

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

- [Incident 19940429023559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940429023559I), Apr 29, 1994: Amtrmm RV3 (N6GT), Tea, SD, Minor damage. Engine lost power on climbout. Landed in soft field. Nosed over.

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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