# Accident 19950108000189A: Amtr RV4, Lennox, SD, January 8, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 8, 1995, 16:00 local time
- Place: Lennox, SD
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.3491° N, 96.8902° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3491&lon=-96.8902&mi=10
- Aircraft: N29PG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N29PG-2002-09-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gay Paul L RV-4 (registry code 05608CJ, https://openairdocs.org/model/gay-paul-l-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 O320E2G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 914 total, 113 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95DTK01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95DTK01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950108000189A

## Narrative

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

OBSERVED PERFORMING AEROBATICS. SEEN RECOVERING FROM MANUEVER AT HIGH RATE OF DESCENT. UNABLE TO TIMELY RECOVER. (-23) ON JANUARY 8, 1995 AT APPROXIMATELY 1600 CST A HOMEBUILT RV4, N29PG IMPACTED THE GROUND 1.75 MILES SOUTH AND 2 MILES EAST OF LENNOX, SD. IT APPEARS THAT THE PILOT WAS PERFORMING AEROBATIC MANEUVERS PRIOR TO IMPACT. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED IN A SLIGHT NOSE LOW AND RIGHT WING LOW ATTITUDE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED CAUSING FATAL INJURIES TO THE PILOT.

## 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 CHI95DTK01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95DTK01), Jan 8, 1995: Gay RV-4 (N29PG), Lennox, SD, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ALTITUDE WHILE PERFORMING AEROBATIC MANEUVERS. THE PILOT'S IMPAIRMENT OF JUDGMENT AND PERFORMANCE DUE TO DRUGS WAS A FACTOR.

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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