# Accident 19880802029919A: Amtrvn VANSRV4, Ashland City, TN, August 2, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 1988, 19:50 local time
- Place: Ashland City, TN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2562° N, 87.0327° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ashland City, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2562&lon=-87.0327&mi=10
- Aircraft: N223RD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N223RD-1991-10-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Davis Ronald J SR RV-4 (registry code 05608U8, https://openairdocs.org/model/davis-ronald-j-sr-rv-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRVN VANSRV4
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 110 total, 12 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL88DLT01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88DLT01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880802029919A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A WIRE 70 FEET ABOVE THE CUMBERLAND RIVER. AIRCRAFT HIT THE WATER AND SANK. PILOT UNABLE TO GET OUT.

## 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 ATL88DLT01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88DLT01), Aug 3, 1988: Van RV-4 (N223RD), Ashland City, TN, 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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