# Incident 19960829030539I: Amtr RV4, San Luis Obispo, CA, August 29, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 1996, 11:22 local time
- Place: San Luis Obispo, CA
- Airport: San Luis Obispo County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2373° N, 120.6426° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY RGNL (SBP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2373&lon=-120.6426&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70RV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N70RV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Shiner Burton S JR RV-4 (registry code 05608GG, https://openairdocs.org/model/shiner-burton-s-jr-rv-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR RV4
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,500 total, 260 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960829030539I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: PILOT STATED: NORMAL PREFLIGHT WAS MADE ON N70RV IN ANTICIPATION OF A FLIGHT TO SANTA MARIA, CA. AIRCRAFT WAS FULL OF FUEL (CAPACITY 32 GALS. 100LL). RUNUP WAS NORMAL. HE WAS CLEARED FOR TAKE OFF BY SAN LUIS TOWER. UPON REACHING FULL RPM (2150) A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD FOLLOWED BY SEVERE ENGINE VIBRATION. POWER WAS REDUCED AND THE PILOT COASTED OFF THE RUNWAY TO THE PARALLEL TAXI-WAY. THE ENGINE BY THAT TIME, HAD BEEN SHUT DOWN AND INSPECTION SHOWED THAT ONE PROP BLADE WAS BROKEN OFF 14" FROM CENTER. PROP WAS A MODEL 70X70 MADE BY BERNIE WARNKE OF TUCSON ARIZONA AND HAD 30 HOURS SINCE NEW. MALFUNCTION OR DEFECT REPORT WAS REQUESTED FROM OWNER BE SENT TO THIS OFFICE.

## Other reports on N70RV (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20170909011449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170909011449A), Sep 9, 2017: Shiner Burton S Jr RV-4 (N70RV), Ramah, NM, Substantial damage. On September 9, 2017, at approximately 0849 MDT, a Shiner Burton S Jr, RV-4, N70RV registered to the pilot, struck a berm with the left wing tip during the…

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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