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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtr Polliwagon · Richmond, VA · August 6, 1991

Date
August 6, 1991 · 10:00 local
Place
Richmond, VA
Airport
Chesterfield County Airport
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N256PW
NTSB investigation
NTSBBFO91LA074
Reported as
Amtr Polliwagon
Reported engine
AMTRVW VW2200VOLKS
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
479 total8 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine lost power on climbout. Mushed into trees. NR3 exhaust valve spring was misaligned causing power loss.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. MUSHED INTO TREES. NR3 EXHAUST VALVE SPRING WAS MISALIGNED CAUSING POWER LOSS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.