# Incident 20210826015049I: Hungelmann William A RV6A, Edmonds, WA, August 26, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 2021, 16:30 local time
- Place: Edmonds, WA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.8136° N, 122.3533° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Edmonds, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.8136&lon=-122.3533&mi=10
- Aircraft: N776WH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N776WH-2022-03-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hungelmann William A RV6A (registry code 05607VZ, https://openairdocs.org/model/hungelmann-william-a-rv6a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUNGELMANN WILLIAM A RV6A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-320-E2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210826015049I

## Narrative

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

AUGUST 26, 2021, RV-6, N776WH DEPARTED AUBURN, WA (S50) FOR DARRINGTON, WA (IC2).  AFTER 15 MIN, AT 2000 AGL, PILOT IN COMMAND REPORTED A LOUD VIOLENT NOISE CAUSING HIM TO HIT HIS HEAD ON THE CANOPY.  PIC REPORTED HE DID NOT HIT ANYTHING.  ENGINE WENT TO IDLE.  ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND TO THROTTLE MOVEMENT.  ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING.  PIC ATTEMPTED A RESTART UNSUCCESSFULLY.  PIC ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON THE SHORELINE AT EDMONDS, HOWEVER TOO MANY PEOPLE WERE ON THE BEACH.  PILOT SET UP FOR A WATER LANDING ABOUT 50 YARDS OFF SHORE.  AIRCRAFT LANDED IN THE WATER.  PIC DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT.  AIRCRAFT FLOATED ABOUT 3 MIN BEFORE SINKING IN ABOUT 60 FT OF WATER.  NEARBY BOAT PICKED UP PILOT.  AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE DURING DITCHING.

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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