# Accident 20210801012289A: Baldwin James H RV-6, Urbana, OH, August 1, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 2021, 08:22 local time
- Place: Urbana, OH
- Airport: Grimes Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1512° N, 83.7484° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1512&lon=-83.7484&mi=10
- Aircraft: N443JB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N443JB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Baldwin James H RV-6 (registry code 05608EG, https://openairdocs.org/model/baldwin-james-h-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: BALDWIN JAMES H RV-6
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,662 total, 153 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21LA365](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA365) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210801012289A

## Narrative

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

WHILE ON FINAL TO I74 AIRCRAFT N443JB EXPERIENCE ENGINE FAILURE.  WITH INSUFFICIENT ALTITUDE TO ATTEMPT A RESTART OR GLIDE TO RUNWAY PILOT MADE EMERGENCY LANDING.  AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN A SOYBEAN FIELD APPROXIMATELY 3000 FEET FROM APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 20.

DURING INVESTIGATION IT WAS NOTED THAT FUEL SELECTOR WAS ON RIGHT TANK.  INSPECTION OF FUEL TANKS REVEALED RIGHT TANK TO BE EMPTY AND LEFT TANK TO BE FULL. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL LEAK AT CRASH SITE.

INVESTIGATION ALSO REVEALED THERE WAS NO DESCENT OR LANDING CHECKLIST IN THE AIRCRAFT THAT WOULD HAVE DIRECTED THE PILOT TO SWITCH FUEL TANKS.

## 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 CEN21LA365](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA365), Aug 1, 2021: Vans RV6 (N443JB), Urbana, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection and fuel planning which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

## Other reports on N443JB (1)

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

- [Incident 20260830011929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260830011929I), Aug 30, 2026: Baldwin James H RV-6 (N443JB), Newark, OH, Minor damage. During landing rwy 27, a wheel pan broke off, rolled over the pan, severed the brake line, and damaged a strut. Acft exited the rwy and during taxi to parking,…

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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