# Accident 19920806029509A: Amtrmm RV3, Jackson, MI, August 6, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 1992, 18:05 local time
- Place: Jackson, MI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2406° N, 84.4008° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2406&lon=-84.4008&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50WP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50WP-1992-11-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Jarrell William L RV-3 (registry code 05608R2, https://openairdocs.org/model/jarrell-william-l-rv-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRMM RV3
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 622 total, 7 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI92DEC03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92DEC03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920806029509A

## Narrative

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

WING FUSELAGE ATTACH ANGLES FAILED DURING ABRUPT PULLUP FOR A LOOP. WINGS FOLDED.HOMEBUILT DIVED TO VERTICAL IMPACT

## 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 CHI92DEC03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92DEC03), Aug 6, 1992: Jarrell RV-3 (N50WP), Jackson, MI, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: AN OVERLOAD AND TOTAL FAILURE OF THE REAR WING ATTACH FITTING.

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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