19851123057879A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtrvn VANSRV4 · Gatesville, TX · November 23, 1985

Date
November 23, 1985 · 12:15 local
Place
Gatesville, TX
Airport
City County
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N448RV
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW86FPA07
Reported as
Amtrvn VANSRV4
Reported engine
Lycoming IO320E2A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
239 total25 in this make and model13 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Rolled, inverted at low altitude under a low overcast. Struck trees before recovery could be made.

As the FAA filed it

ROLLED, INVERTED AT LOW ALTITUDE UNDER A LOW OVERCAST. STRUCK TREES BEFORE RECOVERY COULD BE MADE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.