19790421007029A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtrvn VANS RV-3 · Bakersfield, CA · April 21, 1979

Date
April 21, 1979 · 16:52 local
Place
Bakersfield, CA
Airport
Costerisan Lake
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9107A
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX79FVA28
Reported as
Amtrvn VANSRV3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
690 total134 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot rolled inverted after takeoff. He said he "pulled on the stick instead of pushing". Flew back into ground.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT ROLLED INVERTED AFTER TAKEOFF. HE SAID HE "PULLED ON THE STICK INSTEAD OF PUSHING". FLEW BACK INTO GROUND.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.