# Accident 19850616025359A: Amtrvn VANSRV4, Jefferson, IA, June 16, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 1985, 17:35 local time
- Place: Jefferson, IA
- Airport: Jefferson
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0102° N, 94.3691° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0102&lon=-94.3691&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4703S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4703S-1985-06-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Senter Joel K RV-4 (registry code 05608W9, https://openairdocs.org/model/senter-joel-k-rv-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRVN VANSRV4
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 147 total, 84 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC85FCD01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85FCD01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850616025359A

## Narrative

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

AFTER LOW SPEED LOW ALTITUDE PASS AIRCRAFT MADE A STEEP BANK AND DESCENDED NOSE LOW TO GROUND.

## 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 MKC85FCD01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85FCD01), Jun 16, 1985: Joel K. Senter RV-4 (N4703S), Jefferson, IA, 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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