# Accident 19930509012569A: Amtrvn VANSRV4, Greenwood, SC, May 9, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 9, 1993, 18:20 local time
- Place: Greenwood, SC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2390° N, 82.1500° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2390&lon=-82.1500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N743DR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N743DR-1997-01-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rapp Russell Darrell VANS RV-4 (registry code 05608GN, https://openairdocs.org/model/rapp-russell-darrell-vans-rv-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRVN VANSRV4
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 548 total, 179 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL93LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA090) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930509012569A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER EN ROUTE. COLLIDED WITH VEHICLES LANDING ON HIGHWAY. CARB ICING PREVALENT. NOT CARBURETOR HEAT EQUIPPED.

## 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 ATL93LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA090), May 9, 1993: Rapp VAN'S RV-4 (N743DR), Greenwood, SC, destroyed. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WHICH RESULTED FROM THE FORMATION OF CARBURETOR ICE. THE LACK OF A CARBURETOR HEAT SOURCE AND THE CARBURETOR ICING CONDITIONS WERE FACTORS

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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