31.0407° N, 104.8342° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Van Horn, TX, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
August 16, 1996 · 10:00 local
Place
Van Horn, TX
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
XBINF
Reported as
Amtr RV4
Reported engine
Lycoming AEIO360B1F6
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
632 total137 in this make and model17 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Oil inside on firewall, low oil pressure. 12MILES from airport engine quit. Nosed over landing. Oil cooler leak. (-23) no narrative.
As the FAA filed it
OIL INSIDE ON FIREWALL, LOW OIL PRESSURE. 12MILES FROM AIRPORT ENGINE QUIT. NOSED OVER LANDING. OIL COOLER LEAK. (-23) NO NARRATIVE.