# Accident 19900917039539A: Amtrvn VANSRV4, Poway, CA, September 17, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 1990, 17:30 local time
- Place: Poway, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9704° N, 117.0193° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9704&lon=-117.0193&mi=10
- Aircraft: N810WP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N810WP-1992-08-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Parrigin William H RV-4 (registry code 056084L, https://openairdocs.org/model/parrigin-william-h-rv-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRVN VANSRV4
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90DUM03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90DUM03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900917039539A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED WHILE PERFORMING AEROBATICS OVER CONSTRUCTION SITE AT LOW ALTITUDE. WAS FIRED FROM SITE PRIOR TO FLIGHT.

## 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 LAX90DUM03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90DUM03), Sep 18, 1990: Parrigin RV-4 (N810WP), Poway, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S PERFORMING LOW LEVEL ACROBATIC MANEUVERS AND FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL.

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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