# Accident 19851123057879A: Amtrvn VANSRV4, Gatesville, TX, November 23, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 23, 1985, 12:15 local time
- Place: Gatesville, TX
- Airport: City County
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.4410° N, 97.7295° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.4410&lon=-97.7295&mi=10
- Aircraft: N448RV (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRVN VANSRV4
- Reported engine: LYC IO320E2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 239 total, 25 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW86FPA07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86FPA07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851123057879A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 FTW86FPA07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86FPA07), Nov 23, 1985: Bill Mccarley RV-4 (N448RV), Gatesville, TX, destroyed

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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