# Incident 19800420043969I: Amtrvn VANSRV3, Phoenix, AZ, April 20, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 1980, 11:45 local time
- Place: Phoenix, AZ
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4484° N, 112.0740° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Phoenix, AZ, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4484&lon=-112.0740&mi=10
- Aircraft: N65JP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65JP-2013-03-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pastorello Joseph Frank RV-3 (registry code 05608E2, https://openairdocs.org/model/pastorello-joseph-frank-rv-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRVN VANSRV3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 490 total, 65 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/19800420043969I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE SEIZED DUE TO OIL STARVATION RESULTING IN FORCED LANDING. AN OIL LINE HAD CHAFED AND FAILED.

## Other reports on N65JP (1)

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

- [Accident 19921022044349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921022044349A), Oct 22, 1992: Amtrvn VANSRV3 (N65JP), Lompoc, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Observed to have engine fire after series of manuevers. Dived into ground. Source of fire unknown. No parachute.

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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