# Accident 19860125002009A: Amtrvn VANSRV3, Fortuna, CA, January 25, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 25, 1986, 10:30 local time
- Place: Fortuna, CA
- Airport: Rohnerville
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5707° N, 124.1505° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5707&lon=-124.1505&mi=10
- Aircraft: N661S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N661S-2013-09-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Snow Richard VANGRUNSVEN RV-3 (registry code 05608E4, https://openairdocs.org/model/snow-richard-vangrunsven-rv-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRVN VANSRV3
- Reported engine: LYC IO320B1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 125 total, 30 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX86FVD04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86FVD04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860125002009A

## Narrative

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

STALLED AND IMPACTED GROUND DURING ATTEMPT TO RETURN TO RUNWAY AFTER ENGINE QUIT. FUEL VALVE NOT FULLY OPEN.

## 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 LAX86FVD04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86FVD04), Jan 25, 1986: Vangrunsven RV-3A (N661S), Fortuna, CA, 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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