# Accident 19951008036139A: Amtrvn VANSRV3, Forest Grove, OR, October 8, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 1995, 16:40 local time
- Place: Forest Grove, OR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.5492° N, 123.1490° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5492&lon=-123.1490&mi=10
- Aircraft: N27RV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27RV-1997-03-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Chard VAN'S RV-3 (registry code 0560805, https://openairdocs.org/model/chard-van-s-rv-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRVN VANSRV3
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,892 total, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA96LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951008036139A

## Narrative

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

ABRUPT PULLUP AND TIGHT TURN BROKE WING SPAR. WING SEPARATED IN FLIGHT. EXCEEDED LOAD 9G LOAD STRESS.

## 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 SEA96LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA005), Oct 8, 1995: Chard RV-3A (N27RV), Forest Grove, OR, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot exceeded the design stress limit of the aircraft, followed by the failure of the right wing main spar.

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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