# Accident 19900505015739A: Amtrvn VANSRV4, Columbia, IL, May 5, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 1990, 13:00 local time
- Place: Columbia, IL
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.4509° N, 90.2202° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4509&lon=-90.2202&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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90DCA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90DCA01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900505015739A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL AND CRASHED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND HOMEBUILT. FIRST TEST FLIGHT OF HOMEBUILT.

## 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 CHI90DCA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90DCA01), May 5, 1990: Zengel RV-4 (N371FZ), Columbia, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN A PROPER GLIDEPATH TO TOUCHDOWN ON THE RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N371FZ (1)

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

- [Accident 19890521012109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890521012109A), May 21, 1989: Amtrvn VANSRV4 (N371FZ), Columbia, IL, Substantial damage. Faulty carburetor and fuel lines near hot exhaust not properly insulated. Power loss on takeoff. Crashed.

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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