# Accident 19891031044659A: Amtrvn VANSRV4, Eaton, OH, October 31, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 31, 1989, 18:25 local time
- Place: Eaton, OH
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7399° N, 84.6305° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7399&lon=-84.6305&mi=10
- Aircraft: N828BM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N828BM-1990-02-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mccomb Bernard RV 4 (registry code 05608AT, https://openairdocs.org/model/mccomb-bernard-rv-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRVN VANSRV4
- Reported engine: LYC O320E3D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 70 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90DEG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90DEG01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891031044659A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL IN AREA OF DARK NIGHT AND GROUND FOG. NO GROUND REFERENCE LIGHTS. VERTICAL IMPACT. NOT NIGHT APPROVED.

## 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 CHI90DEG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90DEG01), Oct 31, 1989: Mccomb RV-4 (N828BM), Eaton, OH, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: POOR IN-FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT WHICH RESULTED IN SPATIAL DISORIENTATION AND AN INADVERTENT SPIRAL. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE DARK NIGHT AND INSTRUMENT LIGHTS NOT…

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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