Amateur-built RV-6 accident near Bridgeport, California, October 19, 1994
On October 19, 1994 at about 4:40 pm local time, a amateur-built RV-6, registered N93SJ, was substantially damaged in an accident near Bridgeport, California (Bryant Field). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
the pilot's poorly planned approach, his failure to maintain the proper airspeed and descent rate, and his failure to perform the necessary remedial action.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- October 19, 1994 · about 4:40 pm local time
- Place
- Bridgeport, California · Bryant Field · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Amateur-built RV-6
- Registration
- N93SJ · registry record · serial 20052
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PILOT WAS COMPLETING A VFR PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE PILOT SAID THAT WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH, HE EXPERIENCED A SINK RATE WHICH HE WAS UNABLE TO ARREST BEFORE THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN SHORT OF THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD. HE SAID HE DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY MECHANICAL PROBLEMS AND THE WIND WAS CALM.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Flight time: 706 hours in all; 113 in this make and model; 26 in the last 90 days; 16 in the last 30 days; 663 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 122 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, August 5, 1994; 24 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,600 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-360-A2F (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: MAE Madera CA at 3:40 pm
- Destination: O57
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 16, 4,239 ft by 60 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Visibility: 50 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 39°F (4°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Other NTSB records under N93SJ the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number LAX95LA013.