# Accident 19890406006499A: Amtrvn VANSRV4, Independence, OR, April 6, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 1989, 19:15 local time
- Place: Independence, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.8302° N, 123.2008° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8302&lon=-123.2008&mi=10
- Aircraft: N504JT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N504JT-2010-03-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Thiessen Jake VANS RV 4 (registry code 056089F, https://openairdocs.org/model/thiessen-jake-vans-rv-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRVN VANSRV4
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 638 total, 55 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA89LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA066) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890406006499A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 SEA89LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA066), Apr 7, 1989: Thiessen RV-4 (N504JT), Independence, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PROPELLER. A RELATED FACTOR WAS THE OBSTRUCTION (TRANSMISSION LINE) IN THE EMERGENCY LANDING AREA.

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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