# Accident 19790421007029A: Amtrvn VANSRV3, Bakersfield, CA, April 21, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 1979, 16:52 local time
- Place: Bakersfield, CA
- Airport: Costerisan Lake
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3733° N, 119.0187° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bakersfield, CA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3733&lon=-119.0187&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9107A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9107A-1982-03-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Harmon John VANS RV-3 (registry code 05608A6, https://openairdocs.org/model/harmon-john-vans-rv-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRVN VANSRV3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 690 total, 134 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX79FVA28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FVA28) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790421007029A

## Narrative

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

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX79FVA28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FVA28), Apr 21, 1979: Vans RV3 (N9107A), Bakersfield, CA, substantial damage

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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