# Accident 19930911033749A: Amtrvn VANSRV3, Statesville, NC, September 11, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 1993, 18:20 local time
- Place: Statesville, NC
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7800° N, 80.8790° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7800&lon=-80.8790&mi=10
- Aircraft: N115DB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N115DB-1995-03-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Brown David S SR VANS-BROWN RV-3 (registry code 05608LM, https://openairdocs.org/model/brown-david-s-sr-vans-brown-rv-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRVN VANSRV3
- Reported engine: LYC O320D1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL93LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA156) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930911033749A

## Narrative

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

DRAGGED PRIVATE STRIP AT 40 FEET AGL. STRUCK WIRES OFF END OF RUNWAY.

## 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 ATL93LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA156), Sep 11, 1993: Brown VAN'S RV-3 (N115DB), Statesville, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: WAS THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO SEE AND AVOID UTILITY LINES. A FACTOR WAS THE SUNGLARE.

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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