# Accident 19810328012889A: Amtrvn VANSRV3, Renton, WA, March 28, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 28, 1981, 15:30 local time
- Place: Renton, WA
- Airport: Cedar Grove
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.4795° N, 122.1949° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Renton, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4795&lon=-122.1949&mi=10
- Aircraft: N84763, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N84763-2013-06-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Muir Don A RV-3 (registry code 05608H3, https://openairdocs.org/model/muir-don-a-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: 62 total, 12 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA81FA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81FA026) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810328012889A

## Narrative

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

MADE A TURN ON CLIMBOUT AT A SLOW AIRSPEED. STALLED, ENTERED A SPIN UNTIL GROUND IMPACT.

## 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 SEA81FA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81FA026), Mar 28, 1981: Muir RV-3 (N84763), Renton, WA, 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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