# Accident 19890521012109A: Amtrvn VANSRV4, Columbia, IL, May 21, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 1989, 13:00 local time
- Place: Columbia, IL
- Airport: Columbia Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.4499° N, 90.2204° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4499&lon=-90.2204&mi=10
- Aircraft: N371FZ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N371FZ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Zengel Frank H RV 4 (registry code 05608AJ, https://openairdocs.org/model/zengel-frank-h-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: 157 total, 7 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI89DCA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89DCA01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890521012109A

## Narrative

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

FAULTY CARBURETOR AND FUEL LINES NEAR HOT EXHAUST NOT PROPERLY INSULATED. POWER LOSS ON TAKEOFF. CRASHED.

## 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 CHI89DCA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89DCA01), May 21, 1989: Zengel RV-4 (N371FZ), Columbia, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE IMPROPER ROUTING OF ENGINE FUEL LINES RESULTING IN OVER TEMPERATURE OF THE LINES WHICH RESULTED IN THE FUEL FLOW TO CARBURETOR TO FLUCTUATE AND CAUSE OVER RICH CONDITION AND LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.

## Other reports on N371FZ (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19900505015739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900505015739A), May 5, 1990: Amtrvn VANSRV4 (N371FZ), Columbia, IL, Substantial damage. Lost control and crashed while attempting to land homebuilt. First test flight of homebuilt.

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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