# Accident 19891005038889A: Amtr RV4, Lawrence, MA, October 5, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 5, 1989, 14:00 local time
- Place: Lawrence, MA
- Airport: Lawrence Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7170° N, 71.1235° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAWRENCE MUNI (LWM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7170&lon=-71.1235&mi=10
- Aircraft: N671RS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N671RS-1990-04-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Smeesters Robert F RV-4 (registry code 05612CZ, https://openairdocs.org/model/smeesters-robert-f-rv-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RV4
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC90DNA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90DNA01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891005038889A

## Narrative

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

REPORT ENGINE QUIT. WAS RETURNIG. STALLED SHORT FINAL. BURNED ON IMPACT. FOAM PLUG ON CARB AIR DUCT NOT REMOVED.

## 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 NYC90DNA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90DNA01), Oct 5, 1989: Smeesters RV-4 (N671RS), North Andover, MA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT INSPECTION, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL DURING THE RESULTANT FORCED LANDING.

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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