# Accident 20250925017109A: Floyd G Halderman Jr RV-6, Cambridge, MN, September 25, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 25, 2025, 16:05 local time
- Place: Cambridge, MN
- Airport: Cambridge Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.5657° N, 93.2259° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5657&lon=-93.2259&mi=10
- Aircraft: N851FH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N851FH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Floyd G Halderman JR RV-6 (registry code 05637SP, https://openairdocs.org/model/floyd-g-halderman-jr-rv-6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320-E3D (registry code 42127, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-e3d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FLOYD G HALDERMAN JR RV-6
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-320-E3D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,400 total, 10 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN25LA393](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA393) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250925017109A

## Narrative

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

ON APPROACH TO THE DESTINATION, THE PILOT ELECTED TO SWITCH FUEL TANKS FROM RIGHT TO LEFT. LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE FROM THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD, THE ENGINE QUIT. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE RUNWAY DUE TO THE SLOW SPEED AND LOW ALTITUDE NATURE OF THE APPROACH. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TERRAIN AND CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN. ON EXAMINATION, IT WAS FOUND THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS NOT SECURED IN THE DETENT. POST-ACCIDENT EXAMINATION FOUND THAT THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS DIFFICULT TO MANIPULATE AND FINDING THE DETENTS WAS ALSO DIFFICULT. THE FUEL SELECTOR FUNCTIONED AS DESIGNED.

## 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 CEN25LA393](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA393), Sep 25, 2025: Floyd G Halderman JR RV-6 (N851FH), Cambridge, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s continued operation of the faulty fuel selector valve which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. Contributing to the accident was the degraded operation of the fuel…

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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