# Accident 20230825016369A: Oliver Robert K OLIVER SERIES 6, Fairbanks, AK, August 25, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 2023, 14:00 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.1026° N, 145.7869° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.1026&lon=-145.7869&mi=10
- Aircraft: N151RF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N151RF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Oliver Robert K OLIVER SERIES 6 (registry code 05610MX, https://openairdocs.org/model/oliver-robert-k-oliver-series-6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: OLIVER ROBERT K OLIVER SERIES 6
- Reported engine: BOMBARDIER ROTAX (ALL)
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,600 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC23LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC23LA070) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230825016369A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED DELTA JUNCTION WITH THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^PILOT AND ONE PAX. AIRCRAFT CONTINUED FLIGHT TO THE HILLS NORTH OF FAIRBANKS AND DEVELOPED A LOSS OF POWER.  PILOT PULLED CARB HEAT WITH NO CHANGE THEN PULLED THE THROTTLE AND FULL TRAVEL ONLY PRODUCED A SLIGHT CHANGE FROM IDLE.  PILOT PERFORMED EMERGENCY LANDING ON RIDGE TOP AND EXPERIENCED A GUST OF WIND FROM THE RIGHT AND THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE GROUND FLIPPING THE AIRCRAFT OVER.  PILOT AND PAX WALKED AWAY WITH NO INJURIES.

## 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 ANC23LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC23LA070), Aug 25, 2023: Oliver Robert K Oliver Series 6 (N151RF), Big Delta, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N151RF (1)

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

- [Incident 20000924031809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000924031809I), Sep 24, 2000: Amtr KITFOXSERIE6 (N151RF), San Luis Obispo, CA, Minor damage. (-23)[privacy data omitted] pilot in command of kit-fox N151RF lost control of his aircraft while doing touch and go landings at San Luis Obispo airport. 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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