# Accident 19940423014279A: Amtr RV4, Westonn, ID, April 23, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 1994, 10:00 local time
- Place: Westonn, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0494° N, 112.0007° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0494&lon=-112.0007&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3344E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3344E-2013-09-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rich Edwin D RV-4 (registry code 05622CH, https://openairdocs.org/model/rich-edwin-d-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: AMTR RV4
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 922 total, 83 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA94LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA107) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940423014279A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER CIRCLING WESTON. CRASH LAND TRYING TO AVOID SPRINKLER SYSTEM. SERIOUS CARBURETOR ICING IN AREA.

## 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 SEA94LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA107), Apr 23, 1994: Rich RV-4 (N3344E), Weston, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO USE CARBURETOR HEAT. FACTORS INCLUDE CARBURETOR ICING CONDITIONS, AND NO SUITABLE SITE FOR A FORCED LANDING.

## Other reports on N3344E (1)

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

- [Accident 20020630012739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020630012739A), Jun 30, 2002: Amtr RV4 (N3344E), Glade Park, CO, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (.19) On June 30, 2002, at 0830 mountain daylight time, a rich RV-4, N3344E, piloted by a commercial pilot, was destroyed when on initial climb, the airplane…

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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