19810117000579A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtrvn VANSRV3 · Bakersfield, CA · January 17, 1981

Date
January 17, 1981 · 13:50 local
Place
Bakersfield, CA
Airport
Shafter
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N242RV
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX81DVA19
Reported as
Amtrvn VANSRV3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,100 total7 in this make and model7 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Butterfly valve in carb air intake not safetied. Came loose, blocked engine air. Crash-landed short of runway.

As the FAA filed it

BUTTERFLY VALVE IN CARB AIR INTAKE NOT SAFETIED. CAME LOOSE, BLOCKED ENGINE AIR. CRASH-LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

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