# Accident 19850802035999A: Amtrvn VANSRV4, Zelienople, PA, August 2, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 1985, 14:30 local time
- Place: Zelienople, PA
- Airport: Zelienople Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7790° N, 80.1391° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7790&lon=-80.1391&mi=10
- Aircraft: N85JP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N85JP-2013-06-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Postlewait James RV-4 (registry code 05608X7, https://openairdocs.org/model/postlewait-james-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 O320E2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC85FGM05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85FGM05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850802035999A

## Narrative

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

STALLED ABOUT 400 FEET ABOVE RUNWAY AFTER TAKEOFF. NEAR VERTICAL IMPACT WITH GROUND AND FIRE FOLLOWED.

## 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 NYC85FGM05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85FGM05), Aug 2, 1985: James Postlewait RV-4 (N85JP), Zelienople, PA, destroyed, 2 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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