# Accident 19960405006079A: Van Dyke Gary GVD1, Verona, CA, April 5, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 1996, 08:00 local time
- Place: Verona, CA
- Airport: Riego Flight Strip Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7541° N, 121.5630° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RIEGO FLIGHT STRIP (38CL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7541&lon=-121.5630&mi=10
- Aircraft: N94GV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N94GV-1997-03-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Van Dyke Gary GVD1 (registry code 05624MB, https://openairdocs.org/model/van-dyke-gary-gvd1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 727 total, 59 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA161) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960405006079A

## Narrative

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

INADVERTENTLY SNAP ROLLED ON TAKEOFF. RECOVERED. TOO LOW PREVENT CRASH INTO ROUGH TERRAIN.

## 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 LAX96LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA161), Apr 5, 1996: Van Dyke GVD1 (N94GV), Sacramento, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during a low altitude turn after takeoff.

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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