# Accident 19820718038639A: Amtrva SPORTMANVJ22, Lewiston, VA, July 18, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 1982, 16:00 local time
- Place: Lewiston, VA
- Airport: Bumpass
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0687° N, 77.7422° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lewiston, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0687&lon=-77.7422&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2297Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2297Z-1984-10-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ness A K VOLMER VJ22 (registry code 9570425, https://openairdocs.org/model/ness-a-k-volmer-vj22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRVA SPORTMANVJ22
- Reported engine: LYC O290*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,715 total, 0 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL82FID11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FID11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820718038639A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON PILOTS FIRST FLIGHT IN TYPE.STALLED ON EMERGENCY LANDING. FAILED TO USE CARBURETOR HEAT.

## 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 ATL82FID11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FID11), Jul 18, 1982: Volmer VJ-22 (N2297Z), Lewiston, VA, destroyed

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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