# Accident 19860730036649A: Amtrvn VANSRV4, Friedens, PA, July 30, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 1986, 12:00 local time
- Place: Friedens, PA
- Airport: Somerset
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0394° N, 79.0009° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0394&lon=-79.0009&mi=10
- Aircraft: N86AB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N86AB-1989-01-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bomberger Arthur L RV-4 (registry code 056082W, https://openairdocs.org/model/bomberger-arthur-l-rv-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRVN VANSRV4
- Reported engine: LYC O320A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 70 total, 0 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC86FGM05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86FGM05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860730036649A

## Narrative

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

STALLED WHILE TRYING TO LAND IN A FIELD DUE TO DETERIORATING WEATHER. STRUCK TREES AND 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 NYC86FGM05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86FGM05), Jul 30, 1986: Bomberger Vans RV-4 (N86AB), Friedens, PA, 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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