# Accident 19800805034279A: Amtrvn VANSRV3, Streator, IL, August 5, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 1980, 19:45 local time
- Place: Streator, IL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1250° N, 88.8296° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Streator, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1250&lon=-88.8296&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66CJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66CJ-2013-08-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Murphy RV-3 (registry code 0560831, https://openairdocs.org/model/murphy-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: 90 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI80FEE41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEE41) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800805034279A

## Narrative

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

LEFT WING SEPERATED IN FLIGHT FROM SUDDEN OVERLOAD. EVIDENCE PILOT MAY HAVE STARTED A SNAP ROLL.

## 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 CHI80FEE41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEE41), Aug 5, 1980: Murphy RV-3 (N66CJ), Streator, IL, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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