# Accident 19940507010189A: Amtr RV4, Elbert, CO, May 7, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 1994, 16:14 local time
- Place: Elbert, CO
- Airport: Black Forest Glider Park Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2206° N, 104.5308° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2206&lon=-104.5308&mi=10
- Aircraft: N88LG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N88LG-2013-09-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Robl Greg RV-4 (registry code 05608GJ, https://openairdocs.org/model/robl-greg-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 O320E2D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW94FA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94FA149) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940507010189A

## Narrative

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

BUZZED GLIDER STRIP. PULLED UP. MADE WING OVER AND ENTERED A SPIN. RECOVERD LOW BUT INTERED ANOTHER SPIN TO IMPACT.

## 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 FTW94FA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94FA149), May 7, 1994: Robl RV4 (N88LG), Elbert, CO, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: AN INADVERTENT STALL SPIN. A FACTOR WAS THE PILOT'S PERFORMANCE OF AEROBATIC MANEUVERS AT AN INADEQUATE ALTITUDE.

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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