# Accident 20170830013709A: Hunter George RV 6, Montgomery, NY, August 30, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 2017, 13:40 local time
- Place: Montgomery, NY
- Airport: Orange County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5119° N, 74.2636° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5119&lon=-74.2636&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6GH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6GH-2019-02-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hunter George RV 6 (registry code 05605MA, https://openairdocs.org/model/hunter-george-rv-6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUNTER GEORGE RV 6
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,087 total, 164 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA576](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA576) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170830013709A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS PERFORMING THE TAKE-OFF ROLL ON RUNWAY 03 AT KMGJ WHEN, FOR UNKNOWN REASONS, IT VEERED TO THE LEFT OFF THE RUNWAY, WENT THROUGH THE GRASS AND HIT THE OUTBOARD VASI LIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST INVERTED AS IT'S FINAL POSITION. THE PILOT WAS TRAPPED IN AIRCRAFT UNTIL AIRPORT OPERATIONS PERSONNEL REMOVED HIM.

NOTE: TO DATE, THE NTSB HAS DECLINED TO ASSIGN AN ACCIDENT NUMBER, SEVERAL CALLS AND EMAILS HAVE BEEN SENT TO THE NTSB WITH THIS REQUEST. SHOULD THEY ISSUE THE REQUSTED NUMBER THIS REPORT WILL BE AMENDED.

## 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 GAA17CA576](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA576), Aug 30, 2017: Hunter George RV 6 (N6GH), Montgomery, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of directional control during the takeoff roll, which resulted in impact with visual approach slope indicator lights.

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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