# Accident 19931015044729A: Amtrmm RV3, Hatfield, MA, October 15, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 1993, 14:00 local time
- Place: Hatfield, MA
- Airport: Hatfield Pilgrim Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3729° N, 72.6037° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hatfield, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3729&lon=-72.6037&mi=10
- Aircraft: N669CP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N669CP-2012-06-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lock Mitchell VANS RV-3 (registry code 05608EE, https://openairdocs.org/model/lock-mitchell-vans-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: AMTRMM RV3
- Reported engine: LYC O320D1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,719 total, 59 in this make and model, 59 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC94LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931015044729A

## Narrative

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

TURBULENCE ON FINAL. LANDED SHORT. STRUCK DIRT EMBANKMENT.

## 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 NYC94LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA010), Oct 15, 1993: Schlappi RV3 (N669CP), Hatfield, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot misjudged his distance and altitude which resulted in an undershoot of the runway. A factor was his delay in intiating a go around.

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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