N6383W — 1999 Howes Rodney H RV-6

Aircraft record

Serial number

22415

Manufacturer

Howes Rodney H

Model

RV-6

Year

1999

Category

Fixed wing single-engine

Engine

Lycoming 0-360-a1d

Registration

Deregistered

View the FAA registry record for N6383W →

Accident & incident history

1. WPR09LA153Mar 19, 2009Paulden, AZFatal · 1 fatal

   A total loss of engine power due to oil starvation as a result of a leak from the inadequate weld repair of a high-pressure oil line. Also causal was the pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering that resulted in a stall during an attempted off-field landing and the pilot's decision to continue flight with a known discrepancy.

Registration timeline

Ownership and registration events for this airframe (the 1999 Howes Rodney H RV-6).

1. Jun 21, 2010deregistered — Jarvis Curtis L

Earlier aircraft on this N-number

The tail number N6383W was previously assigned to a different aircraft. A registration number can be reused across unrelated airframes over decades — these are not the 1999 Howes Rodney H RV-6 above.

• until Jul 11, 19681964 Piper PA-28-140 (s/n 28-20448)

Frequently asked

Has N6383W been in an accident?

Yes. N6383W appears in 1 NTSB accident record, the most recent in 2009.

What kind of aircraft is N6383W?

N6383W is a 1999 Howes Rodney H RV-6 (fixed wing single-engine), serial number 22415.

Has N6383W been in a fatal accident?

An NTSB record for N6383W (WPR09LA153) is classified with a fatal highest injury level.