# Accident 19880727030309A: Amtrvn VANSRV3, Walker, MN, July 27, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 1988, 16:45 local time
- Place: Walker, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.0799° N, 94.5705° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.0799&lon=-94.5705&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9WL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9WL-1991-03-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Llewellyn Warwick W VANS RV-3A (registry code 05608V7, https://openairdocs.org/model/llewellyn-warwick-w-vans-rv-3a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRVN VANSRV3
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16,252 total, 53 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI88DER05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88DER05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880727030309A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK THE WATER AT THE BOTTOM OF A LOW LEVEL LOOP NEAR PILOTS HOME. WAS UNABLE TO RECOVER PRIOR TO IMPACT.

## 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 CHI88DER05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88DER05), Jul 27, 1988: Vans RV-3A (N9WL), Walker, MN, substantial damage

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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