# Accident 19890311003589A: Amtrvn VANSRV4, Delaware, OH, March 11, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 11, 1989, 12:05 local time
- Place: Delaware, OH
- Airport: Delaware Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2898° N, 83.0799° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2898&lon=-83.0799&mi=10
- Aircraft: N443JA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N443JA-2013-07-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Alexander James K RV-4 (registry code 056084J, https://openairdocs.org/model/alexander-james-k-rv-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRVN VANSRV4
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 325 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL89DEK02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89DEK02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890311003589A

## Narrative

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

ROLLED OVER TWICE ON FINAL FOR RUNWAY, STALLED AND HIT VERTICALLY. UNKNOWN WHETHER ROLL INTENTIONAL OR LOST CONTROL

## 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 ATL89DEK02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89DEK02), Mar 11, 1989: Alexander RV-4 (N443JA), Delaware, OH, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: PILOT INADVERTENTLY LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT WHICH RESULTED IN A STALL SPIN AND COLLISION WITH 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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