19881226056409A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtrvn VANSRV3 · Russellville, AL · December 26, 1988

Date
December 26, 1988 · 15:30 local
Place
Russellville, AL
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N77SA
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL89DKJ01
Reported as
Amtrvn VANSRV3
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E3D
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
531 total137 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine lost power. Landing in a field struck a tree. Pilot beleives carburetor icing to be the problem.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE LOST POWER. LANDING IN A FIELD STRUCK A TREE. PILOT BELEIVES CARBURETOR ICING TO BE THE PROBLEM.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.