# Accident 19940801019839A: Amtr RV4, Glendive, MT, August 1, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 1994, 14:15 local time
- Place: Glendive, MT
- Airport: Dawson Community
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.1203° N, 104.8702° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.1203&lon=-104.8702&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7GJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7GJ-1994-09-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Groce John L RV-4 (registry code 056084P, https://openairdocs.org/model/groce-john-l-rv-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RV4
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,471 total, 56 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA94LA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA202) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940801019839A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED ON TAKEOFF. INDICATES A STALL. HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE. OVER GROSS WEIGHT AND HIGH TEMPERATURE.

## 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 SEA94LA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA202), Aug 1, 1994: Groce Vans RV-4 (N7GJ), Glendive, MT, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: AIRSPEED WAS NOT MAINTAINED AFTER TAKEOFF. A FACTOR WAS HIGH DENSITY 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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