# Accident 19931226047149A: Amtr RV4, La Verne, CA, December 26, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 26, 1993, 09:03 local time
- Place: La Verne, CA
- Airport: Brackett Field Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1497° N, 117.7594° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1497&lon=-117.7594&mi=10
- Aircraft: N312RG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N312RG-1994-05-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Golightly Robert B RV-4 (registry code 05608PR, https://openairdocs.org/model/golightly-robert-b-rv-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RV4
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 902 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94FA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94FA081) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931226047149A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. STALLED TRYING TO RETURN. FUEL SELECTOR NOT IN DETENTE. LOOSE FUELLINE FITTING. PRIMER OPEN

## 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 LAX94FA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94FA081), Dec 26, 1993: Golightly RV-4 (N312RG), La Verne, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: a loss of engine power due to the improper maintenance and installation of the fuel system lines and fittings, and the pilot's failure to ensure the engine fuel primer was locked prior to takeoff. An…

## Other reports on N312RG (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19920926038819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920926038819A), Sep 26, 1992: Amtrvn VANSRV4 (N312RG), Rialto, CA, Substantial damage. Engine quit en route. Crash landed in rough open field. Ran a tank dry. Failed to switch to full tank.

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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