# Incident 19780529040799I: Amtrvn VANSRV3, Forest Grove, OR, May 29, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 1978, 19:30 local time
- Place: Forest Grove, OR
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.5261° N, 123.1099° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Forest Grove, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5261&lon=-123.1099&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17RV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17RV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Vangrunsven RV-3 (registry code 0562054, https://openairdocs.org/model/vangrunsven-rv-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRVN VANSRV3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 20 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780529040799I

## Narrative

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

APPLIED POWER JUST BEFORE TOUCHDOWN AND ENGINE SPUTTERED. LANDED ON END OF STIP AND PLANE FLIPPED.

## Other reports on N17RV (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19830728035839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830728035839A), Jul 28, 1983: Amtrvn VANSRV3 (N17RV), Twin Falls, ID, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel en route. Landed in a wheat field and aircraft nosed over. Higher than normal fuel burn reported.

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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