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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtrvn VANS RV 4 · Independence, OR · April 6, 1989

Date
April 6, 1989 · 19:15 local
Place
Independence, OR
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N504JT
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA89LA066
Reported as
Amtrvn VANSRV4
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2D
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
638 total55 in this make and model11 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.

Special propeller blade broke off on test flight. Stalled maneuvering to avoid wires on forced landing.

As the FAA filed it

SPECIAL PROPELLER BLADE BROKE OFF ON TEST FLIGHT. STALLED MANEUVERING TO AVOID WIRES ON FORCED LANDING.

NTSB investigation

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