# Accident 19900615021269A: Amtrvn VANSRV3, Bakersfield, CA, June 15, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 1990, 12:09 local time
- Place: Bakersfield, CA
- Airport: Bakersfield Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3797° N, 119.0193° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3797&lon=-119.0193&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9030N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9030N-2011-08-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Blunt Ruben J VANS RV-3 (registry code 05608C4, https://openairdocs.org/model/blunt-ruben-j-vans-rv-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRVN VANSRV3
- Reported engine: LYC IO320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 330 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90DVA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90DVA05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900615021269A

## Narrative

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

VIBRATION ON LANDING. RAN OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY INTO DIRT PILE. FIRST FLIGHT SINGLE SEAT.

## 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 LAX90DVA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90DVA05), Jun 15, 1990: Vans RV-3 (N9030N), Bakersfield, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOTS LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AFTER A TOUCH AND GO LANDING IN A NEWLY ACQUIRED HOMEBUILT AIRCRAFT. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOTS LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN THIS AIRCRAFT.

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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