- Date
- April 16, 1991, 09:00 local (16:00 UTC)
- Place
- Paulden, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2165USnider RV6
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 25, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19910416011309A
- Case key
- 27173
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Probable cause
The pilot's poor preflight preparation and his failure to ensure that the fuel selector was properly positioned for flight.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The aircraft lost power during the takeoff initial climb and collided with the ground. Responding sheriff's deputies reported that the pilot said he forgot to turn on the fuel selector prior to takeoff. Examination of the aircraft revealed that the fuel selector was in the off position.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2165U
- Reported as
- Snider RV6
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 20495
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Austin T. Snider
- Registered owner
- Austin T. Snider
- Last inspection
- Unknown · January 2, 2000
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 74
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 1,245 total · 13 in this make and model · 17 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 65 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 50 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.