# Accident 19921022044349A: Amtrvn VANSRV3, Lompoc, CA, October 22, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 22, 1992, 18:18 local time
- Place: Lompoc, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6000° N, 120.3904° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6000&lon=-120.3904&mi=10
- Aircraft: N65JP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65JP-2013-03-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pastorello Joseph Frank RV-3 (registry code 05608E2, https://openairdocs.org/model/pastorello-joseph-frank-rv-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRVN VANSRV3
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 8,300 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921022044349A

## Narrative

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

OBSERVED TO HAVE ENGINE FIRE AFTER SERIES OF MANUEVERS. DIVED INTO GROUND. SOURCE OF FIRE UNKNOWN. NO PARACHUTE.

## 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 LAX93LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA017), Oct 23, 1992: Pasporello, J.F. RV-3 (N65JP), Lompoc, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF AN UNIDENTIFIED AIRFRAME OR COMPONENT SYSTEM FOR UNKNOWN REASONS AND THE RESULTING INFLIGHT FIRE.

## Other reports on N65JP (1)

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

- [Incident 19800420043969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800420043969I), Apr 20, 1980: Amtrvn VANSRV3 (N65JP), Phoenix, AZ, Minor damage. Engine seized due to oil starvation resulting in forced landing. An oil line had chafed and failed.

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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