# NTSB LAX80DVG51: Amateur T-TWO, N6TT, Rio Vista, CA, June 27, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 27, 1980
- Place: Rio Vista, CA · RIO VISTA, CA
- Location: 38.1767° N, 121.7034° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rio Vista, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1767&lon=-121.7034&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 1, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129864
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80DVG51
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DVG51

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1476  80/6/27    RIO VISTA,CA        AMATEUR T-TWO       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 1947
        TIME - 1410                    N6TT                PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RIO VISTA MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RIO VISTA,CA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- SAND DUNES 4FT ABOVE & 15FT AWAY FM RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N6TT (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMATEUR T-TWO
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Rio Vista Muni

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19800627021479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800627021479A), Jun 27, 1980: Amtrpk TEENIE2, Rio Vista, CA, Destroyed. Engine quit on climb-out. Tried downwind landing on other runway. Hit sand dune on approach end.

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.

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