# Accident 19820814038179A: Amtr VB4, Saginaw, MI, August 14, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 1982, 15:30 local time
- Place: Saginaw, MI
- Airport: Harvey Brown
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.4177° N, 83.9547° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Saginaw, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4177&lon=-83.9547&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4VB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4VB-1983-05-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Von Berg Richard VB-4 (registry code 0566150, https://openairdocs.org/model/von-berg-richard-vb-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR VB4
- Reported engine: CONT C90*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 434 total, 14 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI83DA308](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83DA308) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820814038179A

## Narrative

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

BECAME AIRBORNE ON FAST TAXI TEST. ENGINE QUIT AT 100 FEET IN NOSE-HIGH ATTITUDE. NO TIME TO FLARE.FUEL MISMANAGED.

## 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 CHI83DA308](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83DA308), Aug 14, 1982: Von Berg VEE BEE 4 (N4VB), Saginaw, MI, substantial damage

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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