# Accident 19920328007569A: Amtrvn VANSRV4, Bennett, CO, March 28, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 28, 1992, 17:45 local time
- Place: Bennett, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7501° N, 104.4206° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7501&lon=-104.4206&mi=10
- Aircraft: N14BA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N14BA-1992-09-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Amos William J JR VANS RV 4 (registry code 056087S, https://openairdocs.org/model/amos-william-j-jr-vans-rv-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRVN VANSRV4
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 747 total, 421 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN92DTE01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN92DTE01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920328007569A

## Narrative

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

OBSERVED PERFORMING STEEP PULLUPS THEN STALL AND SPIN. WAS OVER GROSS WEIGHT AND AFT OF CENTER OF GRAVITY ENVELOPE.

## 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 DEN92DTE01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN92DTE01), Mar 29, 1992: Vans RV-4 (N14BA), Bennett, CO, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: LOSS OF CONTROL BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND. A FACTOR WAS: AIRCRAFT WEIGHT AND BALANCE LIMITS EXCEEDED.

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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