19810920063389A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtrvn VANSRV3 · North Little Ro, AR · September 20, 1981

Date
September 20, 1981 · 18:00 local
Place
North Little Ro, AR
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N80LK
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW81FPG65
Reported as
Amtrvn VANSRV3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,223 total4 in this make and model156 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Engine lost power on takeoff, crashed short of runway trying to return. Found vacuum in fuel tank. Cause unknown

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE LOST POWER ON TAKEOFF, CRASHED SHORT OF RUNWAY TRYING TO RETURN. FOUND VACUUM IN FUEL TANK. CAUSE UNKNOWN

NTSB investigation

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