# Accident 19900806030449A: Amtrvn VANSRV3, Willows, CA, August 6, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 1990, 13:45 local time
- Place: Willows, CA
- Airport: Willows-Glenn County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5000° N, 122.2798° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5000&lon=-122.2798&mi=10
- Aircraft: N840DK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N840DK-1990-11-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Kaye Don G RV-3 (registry code 056085G, https://openairdocs.org/model/kaye-don-g-rv-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRVN VANSRV3
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 100 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90DVG14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90DVG14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900806030449A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER ON TAKEOFF. TRIED TO LAND ON REMAINING RUNWAY. NOSED OVER. 107 DEGREES POSSIBLE VAPOR LOCK.

## 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 LAX90DVG14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90DVG14), Aug 6, 1990: Don G. Kaye RV-3 (N840DK), Willows, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOTS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON THE RUNWAY AFTER EXPERIENCING A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.

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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