# Accident 19890813029009A: Amtrvn VANSRV4, Carnation, WA, August 13, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 1989, 11:05 local time
- Place: Carnation, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.6410° N, 121.8909° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6410&lon=-121.8909&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9RS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9RS-2013-06-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Swansen Roger D RV-4 (registry code 05608Y6, https://openairdocs.org/model/swansen-roger-d-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 O320E2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,350 total, 60 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA89LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA149) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890813029009A

## Narrative

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

AFTER LOW PASSES OVER RESIDENCES LOOPED AT TREE TOP LEVEL. UNABLE TO RECOVER STRUCK TREES. MEDICAL ALSO EXPIRED.

## 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 SEA89LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA149), Aug 13, 1989: Swanson RV-4 (N9RS), Carnation, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT ENTERED AN INADVERTENT STALL AND HIT TREES WHILE PERFORMING AEROBATICS.

## Other reports on N9RS (1)

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

- [Incident 19870801051009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870801051009I), Aug 1, 1987: Amtrvn VANSRV4 (N9RS), Yelm, WA, Minor damage. Veered on landing, tail wheel bent. Hydraulic leak in right brake cylinder caused loss of control.

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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