19890122000929A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtrvn VANSRV4 · Tucson, AZ · January 22, 1989

Date
January 22, 1989 · 12:30 local
Place
Tucson, AZ
Airport
La Paloma Airport
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N44ME
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX89DUJ04
Reported as
Amtrvn VANSRV4
Reported engine
Lycoming O320D3G
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Held down low after takeoff, pulled up steeply at end of runway. Rolled over and dived into ground.

As the FAA filed it

HELD DOWN LOW AFTER TAKEOFF, PULLED UP STEEPLY AT END OF RUNWAY. ROLLED OVER AND DIVED INTO GROUND.

NTSB investigation

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