# Accident 19890122000929A: Amtrvn VANSRV4, Tucson, AZ, January 22, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 22, 1989, 12:30 local time
- Place: Tucson, AZ
- Airport: La Paloma Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.3290° N, 110.9807° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3290&lon=-110.9807&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44ME, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44ME-2013-06-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lehman Douglas RV 4 (registry code 05608AS, https://openairdocs.org/model/lehman-douglas-rv-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRVN VANSRV4
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89DUJ04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89DUJ04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890122000929A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX89DUJ04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89DUJ04), Jan 22, 1989: Lehman/Jerrell Vans RV-4 (N44ME), Tucson, AZ, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: POOR JUDGEMENT BY THE PILOT IN ATTEMPTING AND THEN IMPROPERLY PERFORMING AN AEROBATIC MANEUVER AFTER TAKEOFF, RESULTING IN A STALL/SPIN TO THE GROUND.

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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