# Accident 19910806032029A: Amtr POLLIWAGON, Richmond, VA, August 6, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 1991, 10:00 local time
- Place: Richmond, VA
- Airport: Chesterfield County Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3899° N, 77.5893° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3899&lon=-77.5893&mi=10
- Aircraft: N256PW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N256PW-1992-01-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dixon Clifton E JR POLLIWAGEN (registry code 05613RL, https://openairdocs.org/model/dixon-clifton-e-jr-polliwagen) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR POLLIWAGON
- Reported engine: AMTRVW VW2200VOLKS
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 479 total, 8 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO91LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO91LA074) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910806032029A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 BFO91LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO91LA074), Aug 6, 1991: Clifton Dixon Polliwagen (N256PW), Chesterfield, VA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER CAUSED BY A MISALIGNED ROCKER ARM SPRING RESULTING IN A REDUCTION OF EXHAUST VALVE OPENING.

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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