# Accident 20170728024552A: Randall Marvin L VANS 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: Minor 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: N16MR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16MR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Randall Marvin L VANS RV-3A (registry code 05608U7, https://openairdocs.org/model/randall-marvin-l-vans-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: RANDALL MARVIN L VANS RV-3A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,446 total, 1,015 in this make and model, 45 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/20170728024552A

## Narrative

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

4 AIRPLANE AEROBATIC FLIGHT HAD LANDED AND WAS TAXIING TO PARKING WHEN THE LEAD PLANE (N6GT) LOST ENGINE POWER.  N16MR RAN INTO THE LEAD AIRPLANE (N6GT) CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO LEAD PLANE (N6GT) AND MINOR DAMAGE TO N16MR.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N6GT, Wilts Gayle T RV-3A: [Accident 20170728010111A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170728010111A)

## 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: Randall Marvin L Vans RV 3A (N16MR), 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 N16MR (1)

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

- [Incident 19960621021351I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960621021351I), Jun 21, 1996: Amtrmm RV3 (N16MR), Mason City, IA, Minor damage. Narrative: aircraft (N16MR) landed at Mason City airport, and was taxiing clear of runway when he collided with the back of an aircraft (N19EH) that was the…

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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