# Accident 19871017059949A: Amtrnp VANCRAFT, Pocatello, ID, October 17, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 1987, 13:00 local time
- Place: Pocatello, ID
- Airport: Pocatello Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3607° N, 111.3709° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3607&lon=-111.3709&mi=10
- Aircraft: N49694, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49694-1991-04-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Napper Paul R VANCRAFT (registry code 13027C7, https://openairdocs.org/model/napper-paul-r-vancraft) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRNP VANCRAFT
- Reported engine: AMTRVW VW2200VOLKS
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 280 total, 17 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA88LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88LA009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871017059949A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT RUDDER PIVOT BOLT BROKE. LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT. IMPACTED GROUND TAIL FIRST. UNDERGOING FLIGHT TESTS.

## 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 SEA88LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88LA009), Oct 17, 1987: Napper Vancraft (N49694), Pocatello, ID, 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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