# Accident 20220703011689A: Spaur Charles VANS RV-6, Watkins, CO, July 3, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 2022, 07:35 local time
- Place: Watkins, CO
- Airport: Colorado Air And Space Port
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7941° N, 104.5719° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7941&lon=-104.5719&mi=10
- Aircraft: N184CB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N184CB-2023-08-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Spaur Charles VANS RV-6 (registry code 05614N0, https://openairdocs.org/model/spaur-charles-vans-rv-6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-A1A (registry code 41594, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-a1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SPAUR CHARLES VANS RV-6
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360-A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,904 total, 1,350 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22LA308](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA308) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220703011689A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 03, 2022 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ A VANS RV6 ON CLIMB OUT FROM CFO LOST ALL POWER AND CAME TO REST IN AN OPEN FIELD. PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTAINTIAL DAMAGE. WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE VMC

## 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 CEN22LA308](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA308), Jul 3, 2022: Vans RV6 (N184CB), Aurora, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to foreign object debris blockage of engine air intake. The source of the debris could not be determined based on the available information.

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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