# Accident 19790825026949A: Amtrvn VANSRV3, Hanover, VA, August 25, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 1979, 10:00 local time
- Place: Hanover, VA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7721° N, 77.3750° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hanover, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7721&lon=-77.3750&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90516 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRVN VANSRV3
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 660 total, 6 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD79FID28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FID28) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790825026949A

## Narrative

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

ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP FAILED ON TAKEOFF. ENGINE QUIT.

## 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 IAD79FID28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FID28), Aug 25, 1979: Weimer RV3 (N90516), Hanover, VA, 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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