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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtrvn VANS RV 4 · Danville, VA · April 24, 1993

Date
April 24, 1993 · 12:00 local
Place
Danville, VA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N22DD
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC93LA091
Reported as
Amtrvn VANSRV4
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E3D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
249 total137 in this make and model16 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Lost power. Struck tree on forced landing. Carburetor needle valve sticking on seat. Wire clip too weak to unstick.

As the FAA filed it

LOST POWER. STRUCK TREE ON FORCED LANDING. CARBURETOR NEEDLE VALVE STICKING ON SEAT. WIRE CLIP TOO WEAK TO UNSTICK.

NTSB investigation

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