# Accident 19930424010409A: Amtrvn VANSRV4, Danville, VA, April 24, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 1993, 12:00 local time
- Place: Danville, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6303° N, 79.4293° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6303&lon=-79.4293&mi=10
- Aircraft: N22DD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N22DD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Davis Homer D VANS RV 4 (registry code 05608BJ, https://openairdocs.org/model/davis-homer-d-vans-rv-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRVN VANSRV4
- Reported engine: LYC O320E3D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 249 total, 137 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC93LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA091) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930424010409A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 NYC93LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA091), Apr 24, 1993: Homer Davis RV4 (N22DD), Danville, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO A STUCK CARBURETOR NEEDLE VALVE; SUBSEQUENT FORCED LANDING IN UNSUITABLE TERRAIN, AND IMPACT WITH A TREE.

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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