# Accident 19830728035839A: Amtrvn VANSRV3, Twin Falls, ID, July 28, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 1983, 12:10 local time
- Place: Twin Falls, ID
- Airport: Twin Falls
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4099° N, 114.5910° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4099&lon=-114.5910&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17RV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17RV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Vangrunsven RV-3 (registry code 0562054, https://openairdocs.org/model/vangrunsven-rv-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRVN VANSRV3
- Reported engine: LYC O290G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 602 total, 85 in this make and model, 41 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA83LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83LA159) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830728035839A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL EN ROUTE. LANDED IN A WHEAT FIELD AND AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER. HIGHER THAN NORMAL FUEL BURN REPORTED.

## 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 SEA83LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83LA159), Jul 28, 1983: Vangrunsven RV-3 (N17RV), Twin Falls, ID, substantial damage

## Other reports on N17RV (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19780529040799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780529040799I), May 29, 1978: Amtrvn VANSRV3 (N17RV), Forest Grove, OR, Minor damage. Applied power just before touchdown and engine sputtered. Landed on end of stip and plane flipped.

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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