# Accident 19950225003009A: Amtr RV4, Brighton, CO, February 25, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 25, 1995, 13:59 local time
- Place: Brighton, CO
- Airport: Brighton Van Aire Estates Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9506° N, 104.7897° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9506&lon=-104.7897&mi=10
- Aircraft: N872MM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N872MM-2013-05-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Morrison Marvin E RV-4 (registry code 056085B, https://openairdocs.org/model/morrison-marvin-e-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 O320E3D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW95LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA122) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950225003009A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. LANDED IN PLOWED FIELD. NOSED OVER.

## 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 FTW95LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA122), Feb 25, 1995: Morrison, Marvin E. RV-4 (N872MM), Brighton, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER FOR UNKNOWN REASONS. A FACTOR WAS THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR A FORCED LANDING.

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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