# Accident 19910403008239A: Amtrvn VANSRV4, Santa Paula, CA, April 3, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 3, 1991, 11:24 local time
- Place: Santa Paula, CA
- Airport: Santa Paula Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.3998° N, 119.0704° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3998&lon=-119.0704&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45EM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45EM-1992-08-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sauls Hunter A JR RV-4 (registry code 056086C, https://openairdocs.org/model/sauls-hunter-a-jr-rv-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRVN VANSRV4
- Reported engine: LYC O360D2B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 40 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91FA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91FA156) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910403008239A

## Narrative

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

PITCHED UP ON TAKEOFF. STALLED,IMPACTED FLAT AND BURNED. FUEL OFF. PASSENGER AND REAR SEAT BACK IN AFT FUSELAGE.

## 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 LAX91FA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91FA156), Apr 3, 1991: Herbert W. Ross RV-4 (N45EM), Santa Paula, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THAT THE PILOT INADVERTENTLY SELECTED THE WRONG FUEL TANK AND THE PASSENGER INTERFERED WITH THE FLIGHT CONTROLS WHEN THE SEAT BACK FAILED.

## Other reports on N45EM (1)

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

- [Incident 19890124006349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890124006349I), Jan 24, 1989: Amtrvn VANSRV4 (N45EM), Chandler, AZ, Minor damage. Engine quit. Landed without power in an open field. Found fuel selector on an empty fuel tank. Medical had expired.

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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